Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) is associated with worse quality of life and increased healthcare utilization among dialysis patients.

Jasmine Ion TitapiccoloCaterina LonatiBerit Goethel-PaalAbraham Rincon BelloFrancesco BellocchioAlessandro PizzoMaxime TheodoseMaria Eva Baro SalvadorMichaela SchofieldMario CioffiKolitha BasnayakeChis ChisholmSuzanne MitrovicMarjelka TrkuljaHans-Juergen ArensStefano StuardLuca Neri

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)

This international real-world analysis confirms that chronic pruritus is a highly prevalent condition among dialysis patients and highlights its considerable burden on several dimensions of patients' life.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
patient reported outcomes
risk factors
transcription factor