Psychometric properties of kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) in dialysis patients in Indonesia.

M Rifqi RokhmanYulia WardhaniDwi Lestari PartiningrumBarkah Djaka PurwantoIka Ratna HidayatiArofa IdhaJarir At ThobariMaarten J PostmaCornelis BoersmaJurjen van der Schans

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2022)

The study supports the validity and reliability of both generic and kidney-specific domains of KDQOL-36 Bahasa Indonesia to evaluate quality of life in patients with HD and CAPD in Indonesia. As health-related quality of life is a crucial predictor of patient outcomes, this report contributes new evidence about validity and reliability to recommend the use of KDQOL-36 Bahasa Indonesia in dialysis centers.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
psychometric properties
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported