Health-related quality of life of dialysis patients during early COVID-19 lockdowns: a snapshot from a public hospital in Malaysia

Frontiers in Medicine

Medicine

Bey Hing Goh¹  Andi Hermansyah²  Long Chiau Ming³  Khang Wen Goh⁴  Muhammad Junaid Farrukh⁵  Yaman Walid Kassab⁶  Pei Lin Lua⁷  Ganesh Sritheran Paneerselvam⁸ 

[1] Biofunctional Molecule Exploratory Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Sunway City, Malaysia;College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China;Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia;Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia;Pengiran Anak Puteri Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei;School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Sunway City, Malaysia;Faculty of Data Science and Information Technology, INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia;Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Faculty of Pharmacy, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria;Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia;School of Pharmacy, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia;

关键词: hemodialysis;    kidney disease;    KDQOL-36;    quality of life;    peritoneal dialysis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2023.992870

 received in 2022-07-21, accepted in 2023-04-27,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEnd-stage renal disease is the last stage of chronic kidney disease and can affect the quality of life (QOL) of dialysis patients. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life and examine its determinants.MethodsA cross-sectional survey involving patients on dialysis in a tertiary hospital was conducted from July 2020 to September 2020. Demographic data were collected using a predesigned questionnaire. QOL was measured using the 36-item KDQOL questionnaire, and statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 25.ResultsOf the 108 patients, 59 were men and 49 were women, and the mean age was 48.15 ± 15.4 years. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the mean score of all components of health-related quality of life in different types of dialysis. The demographic data, which included age, gender, ethnicity, marital status, education level, occupation, and monthly income, did not significantly affect the QOL of dialysis patients. Patients with a dialysis duration of more than 5 years had a better QOL compared to other groups. Laboratory parameters such as low albumin and low hemoglobin showed a significant correlation with the health-related quality of life of dialysis patients.ConclusionThe quality of life among patients on dialysis was impaired, especially in terms of burden of the kidney disease. Hypoalbuminemia and anemia were the two factors that influenced QOL.

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