| Autor: |
Joel Monárrez-Espino, José Alberto Delgado-Valles, Gastón Ramírez-García |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brazilian Journal of Nephrology, Vol 43, Iss 4, Pp 486-494 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2175-8239 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2020-0229 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is gaining track as an efficient/affordable therapy in poor settings. Yet, there is little data regarding differences in quality of life (QoL) of primary caregivers (PCG) of patients in PD and hemodialysis (HD). Aim: To compare the QoL of PCG of patients in PD and HD from an upper middle-income population in a Mexican city. Methods: Cross-sectional study was carried out with PCG of patients in PD (n=42) and HD (n=95) from 4 hospitals (response rate=70.2%). The SF 36-item QoL questionnaire, the Zarit burden interview, and the Goldberg anxiety/depression scale were used. Mean normalized scores for each QoL domain were compared by dialysis type. Adjusted odds were computed using logistic regression to determine the probability of low QoL ( |
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