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- Title
Assessment of health-related quality of life in hypertensive hemodialysis patients.
- Authors
Aslam, Ayesha; Shah, Shahid; Abbas, Ghulam; Rehman, Anees ur; Malhi, Tauqeer Hussain; Alotaibi, Nasser Hadal; Alzarea, Abdulaziz Ibrahim; Rasool, Muhammad Fawad; Khurram, Haris; Noureen, Sibgha; Bokhari, Muhammad Talha Saeed
- Abstract
Background and Objectives. Globally, the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) with the coexistence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing, resulting in poor quality of life. The main objective of the study was to measure the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of hypertensive hemodialysis patients. Methods. A multicenter follow-up study was carried out in six public and two private dialysis centers in Pakistan. A total of 517 hypertensive hemodialysis patients responded by completing the questionnaire at baseline and two subsequent phases. The quality of life of these patients was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire (a standardized instrument for measuring generic health status). Statistical analysis was done using a multivariate linear regression model, Friedman test and Kruskal Wallis test. Results. The majority of patients (58.2%) had normal body mass index and about 60.5% of the patients were taking less salt due to HTN. Friedman test gave the statistically significant results (p ≤ 0:001) in systolic blood pressure (BP), diastolic BP and EQ- 5D visual analogue scale (VAS) score between three phases (initial visit, first follow- up and second follow-up). A significant improvement was observed in self-care and usual activities from initial visit to first follow-up (p < 0:05). The most problematic dimension among the hypertensive patients with CKD was pain/discomfort (86.5%). Conclusions. HTN with coexisting CKD in hemodialysis patients severely affected HRQoL. Pain/discomfort was the most problematic dimension among the participants.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; HYPERTENSION; HEMODIALYSIS patients; QUALITY of life; BLOOD pressure; CHRONIC kidney failure; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; BODY mass index
- Publication
PeerJ, 2022, p1
- ISSN
2167-8359
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7717/peerj.12690