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Quality of Life of End Stage Renal Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis in Southern Part of Kerala, India: Financial Stability and Inter-dialysis Weight Gain as Key Determinants.

Kasi VisweswaranMuhammed Shaffi Fazaludeen KoyaPhilip MathewMinu AbrahamJinbert LordsonPremini RajeevReena ThomasRajeev AravindakshanJayadevan GKesavan Rajasekharan NayarMarthanda Pillai
Published in: Journal of epidemiology and global health (2020)
Patients with better control over inter-dialysis weight gain (≤1600 g) had significantly higher scores. This study highlights the importance of using QoL tools in assessing the QoL of patients and the factors contributing to it.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • weight gain
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • body mass index
  • birth weight
  • patients undergoing
  • weight loss
  • healthcare
  • prognostic factors