Valoración de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en la enfermedad renal crónica terminal mediante un cuestionario de resultados percibidos por los pacientes

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the health-related quality of life for patiens with end-stage renal disease and identify the most significant differences depending on gender and treatment received.
Methods and Materials: Observational, analytical and cross-sectional study (second semester 2014) carried out on patiens having high-flux hemodialysis or On-line hemodiafiltration treatment. We did descriptive and inferential statistics and the results with signification grades equal or less than 5% (p<0.05) were regarded as significant.
Results:
Significant differences in:
Albumin values according to the dialysis technique and appropriate treatment doses (Kt/V) depending on gender.
Quality of life test dimensions: Symptoms/problems, employment status, sexual function, physical activity, pain and vitality (depending on gender) and according to technique with sleep, staff attitude and physical activity.
In the multi-variable analysis; gender, level of education and dialysis technique were the only clinical and socio-demographic variables which ended up being reliable predictors in some of the dimensions of the scales KDQOL-SF.
Conclusions: The socio-demographic variables, analytical, gender and dialysis techniques have influence on renal disease patient's perception.