Background: The quality of life and successful aging are considered two central concepts in
assessment and care of older adults. Further, the oldest patients are the fastest growing
subgroup of the dialysis population in developed countries. The aim of this study was to
evaluate the effect of nursing intervention on quality of life of elderly hemodialysis patients
with uremic pruritus. Research design: A quasi-experimental pretest-and-posttest design.
Setting: The study was conducted at the hemodialysis unit at the internal medicine …