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Comparison of self-reported health-related quality of life between Taiwan hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: a multi-center collaborative study

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Purpose

The maintenance of good health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important goal for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Whether hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) have different impacts on HRQoL is a concern shared by both physicians and patients. A comparison study of HRQoL between Taiwanese HD and PD patients was conducted.

Methods

ESRD patients at 14 hospitals or dialysis centers in northern Taiwan were recruited in this cross-sectional study. The Chinese-language version of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36, Taiwan Standard Version 1.0) was used to evaluate HRQoL. Ordinal regression analyses were used to explore the independent association between HRQoL scores and dialysis modality. By Bonferroni correction test, a P value of <0.005 was regarded as significant.

Results

A total of 866 HD patients and 301 PD patients were included. After adjusting for confounding factors, no difference in HRQoL was found among the entire cohort and the diabetic subgroup.

Conclusion

This study demonstrated that Taiwanese HD and PD patients had similar HRQoL. The current survey improves our understanding of the association of HRQoL with dialysis modality in Taiwan ESRD population.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Ta-Tung Kidney Foundation and the Mrs. Hsiu-Chin Lee Kidney Research Fund for grant support of this study.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, #21, Nan-Ya South Road, Sec. 2, Pan-Chiao City, Taipei County, Taiwan, ROC

    Yu-Sen Peng

  2. Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, #7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei City, 10016, Taiwan, ROC

    Chih-Kang Chiang, Kung-Yu Hung, Kwan-Dun Wu, Tun-Jun Tsai & Wang-Yu Chen

  3. Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

    Chung-Hsin Chang

  4. En Chu Kong Hospital, Shulin City, Taipei County, Taiwan, ROC

    Chien-Yu Lin

  5. Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

    Chwei-Shiun Yang

  6. Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

    Tzen-Wen Chen

  7. Ren-Ai Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

    Ching-Chih Hsia

  8. Zhong-Xiao Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

    Da-Lung Chen

  9. Sanchong Branch, Taipei County Hospital, Sanchong City, Taipei County, Taiwan, ROC

    Wen-Ding Hsu

  10. Ho-Ping Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC

    Chao-Fu Chang

  11. Da Chien General Hospital, Miaoli City, Miaoli County, Taiwan, ROC

    Ru-Ping Lin

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Peng, YS., Chiang, CK., Hung, KY. et al. Comparison of self-reported health-related quality of life between Taiwan hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: a multi-center collaborative study. Qual Life Res 20, 399–405 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-010-9755-9

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