Racial-ethnic differences in health-related quality of life among adults and children with glomerular disease.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Disparities in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) have been inadequately studied in patients with glomerular disease. The aim of this study was to identify relationships between race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disease severity, and HRQOL in an ethnically and racially diverse cohort of patients with glomerular disease.

Methods

Cure Glomerulonephropathy (CureGN) is a multinational cohort study of patients with biopsy-proven glomerular disease. Associations between race/ethnicity and HRQOL were determined by the following: 1. Missed school or work due to kidney disease; 2. Responses to Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) questionnaires. We adjusted for demographics, socioeconomic status, and disease characteristics using mult

SUBMITTER: Krissberg JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8553235 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature