Reliability and validity of the Patient Generated Index (PGI) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis, a new approach to quality of life.
Patrícia Cardoso CamposAna Caiane Rocha da SilvaRenato Fleury CardosoVanessa Gomes Brandão RodriguesFrederico Lopes AlvesEmílio Henrique Barroso MacielMaria Cecília Sales Mendes PratesHenrique Silveira CostaPedro Henrique Scheidt FigueiredoVanessa Pereira LimaPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2023)
In adults receiving hemodialysis, the PGI proved to be an accurate and reliable instrument for the assessment of the quality of life from the perspective of the patient.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONAlthough hemodialysis treatment is associated with increased survival and symptom control, there is a significant change in the patient's lifestyle.In order to provide a more focused view of the individual, the Patient Generated Index (PGI) was created to evaluate the quality of life.PGI is reliable and correlates with KQDOL - SF and the Social Participation Scale in this population.