Women on hemodialysis have lower self-reported health-related quality of life scores but better survival than men

  • Yu Sen Peng
  • , Jenq Wen Huang
  • , Kuan Yu Hung
  • , Bing Shi Lin
  • , Chien Yu Lin
  • , Chwei Shiun Yang
  • , Tzen Wen Chen
  • , Ching Chih Hsia
  • , Da Lung Chen
  • , Wen Ding Hsu
  • , Chao Fu Chang
  • , Wu Kwan-Dun
  • , Ru Ping Lin
  • , Tun Jun Tsai
  • , Wang Yu Chen

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)366-374
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Nephrology
Volume26
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Depression
  • Hemodialysis
  • Mortality
  • Quality of life
  • Sex difference

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nephrology

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