Insight into quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease

Hayfa Almutary

Abstract

Quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic diseases has become a main indicator of patient outcomes. Uptodate, there is lack of evidence about QOL and its determinants in different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study amis to compare the QOL between non-dialysis patients and those who commenced dialysis treatment and to determine the predictors of QOL. A total of 436 CKD patients was recruited from three different hospitals. The Kidney Disease Quality of Life short version (KDQOL-36™) was used to assess QOL among CKD patients. The finding show that the overall mean of QOL was 58.08 ± 20.04 and the QOL score was worse among the dialysis group than the non-dialysis (53.47 ± 18.66 vs. 72.28 ± 17.35). There were significant differences between the two groups for each domain of QOL