Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research
The Relationship Between the Duration of Cimino Arteriovenous Fistula Use and Quality of Life Among Hemodialysis Patients
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global health problem with increasing prevalence. Hemodialysis uses Cimino AV shunt as the patient’s lifeline, but complications and duration of use are suspected to affect quality of life. This quantitative cross sectional study aimed to determine the relationship between duration of Cimino AV use and quality of life in hemodialysis patients at EMC Cikarang Hospital, West Java. A population of 120 CKD hemodialysis patients with a sample of 55 respondents was selected by purposive …