Abstract
Hemodialysis patients suffer from poor quality of life and survival. A retrospective cohort study was performed to examine the sex differences in selfreported quality of life and mortality in a Taiwanese hemodialysis cohort. Methods: A total of 816 stable hemodialysis patients were included. Patients completed two questionnaires: the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36, Taiwan Standard Version 1.0) to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, Chinese Version) to assess depressive mood. Mortality outcomes were recorded for a seven-year follow-up period. Results: After adjustment for confounding factors, women had significantly higher BDI scores (P=.003), lower physical functioning (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 366-374 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Nephrology |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Hemodialysis
- Mortality
- Quality of life
- Sex difference
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology