Comparisons of quality of life between patients underwent peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Anan ChuasuwanSiriporn PooripussarakulAmmarin ThakkinstianAtiporn IngsathitOraluck PattanaprateepPublished in: Health and quality of life outcomes (2020)
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 or ESRD treated with PD had better generic HRQoL measured by SF-36 and EQ-5D than HD patients. In addition, PD had higher specific HRQoL by KDQOL than HD patients in subdomain of physical functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, effects and burden of kidney disease.