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OF DIALYSIS CHAIR
USED BY THE DIALYSIS
CENTERS IN CARAGA REGION
• In the Philippines, diabetes is the fifth (5th) while kidney failure rank nine (9th)
in the leading cause of death according to the Department of Health (DOH).
What is Dialysis?
• Dialysis is a 4-6 hour cleansing treatment of the blood when the kidneys
no longer function properly, they cannot remove excess water, salts, and
waste from the blood.
Dialysis Treatment
4. How does the current dialysis chair affect the patient in terms
of comfort sitting and strain injuries?
5. The variation between the current chair used and proposed
ergonomically designed dialysis chair in terms of:
5.1. Physical structure;
5.2. Material structure;
5.3. Function;
6. What is the significant relationship between the
proposed ergonomically designed dialysis chair and the
dialysis patients?
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
▸ Three (3) dialysis center found in the Butuan City accredited by
the Department of Health Caraga Regional Office namely:
Evaluative
- because the researcher will perform an
assessment on the existing dialysis chair used by
dialysis centers
Correlational
- because it will show the significant relationship
between the anthropometric measurements of the
patients and dialysis chairs to be developed by the
researchers.
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION AND
SAMPLES
RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION AND
SAMPLES
SAMPLING TECHNIQUE