Do personal resources influence health-related quality of life for people receiving hemodialysis treatment in Latin America?

• Alfonso Urzúa

  Catholic University of the North

• Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar

  University of Tarapacá

• Japsy Margarita Quiceno

  Universidad de San Buenaventura Bogotá

• Stefano Vinaccia Alpi

  Saint Thomas Aquinas University , Universidad Santo Tomás

• Nicole Pavlov

  Catholic University of the North

We used the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Survey and Chronic Illness Resources Survey to determine the personal resources that influence health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of 128 individuals receiving treatment for end-stage renal disease in Antofagasta, Chile. The results showed that personal and community resources protect against disability and physical deterioration among individuals receiving hemodialysis. Further, these resources had a direct influence on HRQOL, especially in relation to the burden of the disease and for those who are not in paid employment. Our findings show the importance of the availability and use of measures required for the community to improve HRQOL, and to protect the physical health of people undergoing hemodialysis.

1. Alfonso Urzúa, Catholic University of the North
   School of Psychology
2. Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar, University of Tarapacá
   Department of Philosophy and Psychology
3. Japsy Margarita Quiceno, Universidad de San Buenaventura Bogotá
   Department of Psychology
4. Stefano Vinaccia Alpi, Saint Thomas Aquinas University, Universidad Santo Tomás
   School of Psychology
5. Nicole Pavlov, Catholic University of the North
   School of Psychology

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