Clinical and psychosocial factors predicting health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients

Autor: Jonghun Lee, In Hee Lee, Ki Sung Ahn, Gun Woo Kang, Yunmi Ji, Jungmin Woo
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Hemodialysis International. 19:439-446
ISSN: 1492-7535
DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12271
Popis: Many patients with end-stage renal disease have significant impairment in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Most previous studies have focused on clinical factors; however, quality of life can also be affected by psychosocial factors. The aim of this study was to identify the possible predictors of HRQoL among clinical and psychosocial factors in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The study included 101 patients who were undergoing HD. Psychosocial factors were evaluated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. We also assessed laboratory and clinical factors, including albumin, Kt/V as a marker of dialysis adequacy, normalized protein catabolic rate, and duration of HD. The Euro Quality of Life Questionnaire 5-Dimensional Classification (EQ-5D) was used to evaluate HRQoL. The mean EQ-5D index score was 0.704 ± 0.199. The following variables showed a significant association with the EQ-5D index: age (P
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