Recovery time, quality of life, and mortality in hemodialysis patients: the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited information about the clinical and prognostic significance of patient-reported recovery time.

Study design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting & participants

6,040 patients in the DOPPS (Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study).

Predictor

Answer to question "How long does it take you to recover from a dialysis session?" categorized as follows: fewer than 2, 2-6, 7-12, or longer than 12 hours.

Outcomes & measurements

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between recovery time and patient characteristics, hemodialysis treatment variables, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and hospitalization and mortality.

Results

32% reported recovery time shorter than 2 hours; 41%, 2-6 hours; 17%, 7-12 hours; and 10%,

SUBMITTER: Rayner HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069238 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature