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Examples of mental/emotional and physical states that contribute to a poor QOL
| Example | |
|---|---|
| Mental/emotional | Anxiety |
| Fear | |
| Isolation and loneliness | |
| Boredom | |
| Frustration | |
| Distress | |
| Physical | Chronic (maladaptive) pain (eg, DJD, dental disease, non-healing wounds) |
| Nausea and vomiting (eg, secondary to CKD) | |
| Breathlessness (eg, respiratory disease, congestive heart failure) | |
| Thirst (eg, uncontrolled DM, CKD) | |
