Who have a better-kidney-related quality of life: peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis patients? A cross sectional study from Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) substantially impacts different aspects of patients' lives, including mental and physical health, and overall quality of life. The aim of our study is to assess the quality of life (QoL) and the associated predictors in ESKD Saudi Arabian patients receiving either hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD). Saudi Ministry of health (MOH) is advancing dialysis care in the country with more focus on patients' satisfaction and QoL. However, the data regarding QoL in Saudi Arabian dialysis patients is limited.

Methods

A cross sectional study was carried out using Kidney Disease Quality of Life scale (KDQOL-36) to assess the QoL. We disturbed a validated formal arabic version of the questionnaire. Patients older than 18-year-old and a

SUBMITTER: Alshehri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10360311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature