In:
Blood Purification, S. Karger AG, Vol. 30, No. 2 ( 2010), p. 98-105
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 Psychological depression and physical disability are closely correlated in hemodialysis patients. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine the independent association of physical and psychological functioning with mortality in a hemodialysis cohort in Taiwan. 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 A total of 888 stable hemodialysis patients were included. Patients completed two questionnaires: the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36, Taiwan Standard Version 1.0) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, Chinese Version). Mortality outcomes were recorded for a seven-year follow-up period. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 There were 303 deaths recorded. BDI scores were inversely related to all health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domains (p 〈 0.001). In the Cox-proportional hazard model, only poor physical dimension of HRQoL was independently associated with higher mortality. 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 Poor physical dimension in HRQoL is a strong predictor of mortality among hemodialysis patients in Taiwan. Psychological depression is closely correlated with poor HRQoL but does not predict mortality.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0253-5068
,
1421-9735
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2010
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1482025-0
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