Health-related quality of life as predictor of mortality in end-stage renal disease patients: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important component of patient-centered outcomes and a useful parameter for monitoring quality of care. We assessed HRQoL, its determinants, and associations with mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Methods

Short Form-36 was used to assess HRQoL, its domain components, and physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) composite summary scores in altogether 400 (338 incident and 62 prevalent) dialysis patients with median age 64 years, 37% women, 24% diabetes mellitus (DM), 49% cardiovascular disease (CVD), and median estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 5.3 (3.0-9.4) ml/min/1.73². Results were analyzed separately for 338 incident patients starting on hemodialysis (HD; 68%) or peritoneal dia

SUBMITTER: Pei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6489294 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature