Health-related quality of life in adults after pediatric kidney failure in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults after kidney failure during childhood. In this study, we analyzed HRQoL of adults after pediatric kidney failure in Switzerland and investigated socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with HRQoL.

Methods

In this cohort study, we sent questionnaires to 143 eligible patients registered in the Swiss Pediatric Renal Registry with continuous kidney replacement therapy starting before the age of 18 years. We assessed HRQoL using the Short-Form 36 version 1, compared HRQoL scores between our sample and the Swiss general population, and used linear regression models to examine socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with HRQoL.

Results

We included 79 patients (response rate

SUBMITTER: Heinzelmann MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10060264 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature