Ganesh, Sritheran Paneerselvam and Goh, Khang Wen and Kassab, Yaman Walid and Muhammad Junaid, Farrukh and Goh, Bey Hing * and Lua, Pei Lin and Hermansyah, Andi and Long, Chiau Ming * (2023) Health-related quality of life of dialysis patients during early COVID-19 lockdowns: a snapshot from a public hospital in Malaysia. Frontiers in Medicine, 10. ISSN 2296-858X
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Background End-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. Methods A 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. Results Of 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. Conclusion The 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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hemodialysis; kidney disease; KDQOL-36; quality of life; peritoneal dialysis; Malaysia; COVID-19; |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Divisions: | Others > Non Sunway Academics Sunway University > School of Medical and Life Sciences [formerly School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences until 2020] > Department of Medical Sciences Sunway University > School of Medical and Life Sciences [formerly School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences until 2020] > Sunway Biofunctional Molecules Discovery Centre [formerly Research Centre for Crystalline Materials until 2023] |
| Depositing User: | Ms Yong Yee Chan |
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| Date Deposited: | 09 Jul 2024 02:20 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2024 02:20 |
| URI: | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/id/eprint/2772 |
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