Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined by persistent urine abnormalities, structural
abnormalities or impaired excretory renal function suggestive of a loss of functional …

Objective End-stage renal disease (ESRD) leads to renal replacement therapy and certainly
has an impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to review …

Health-related quality of life (QOL) refers to the measure of a patient [apos] s functioning,
well-being, and general health perception in each of three domains: physical, psychological …

Background. Elderly patients (ages 70 yr and older) are among the fastest-growing group
starting renal-replacement therapy in the United States. The outcomes of elderly patients …

CONTEXT: Dialysis patients experience tremendous symptom burden and substantial
impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL). OBJECTIVES: We determined the association …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal
disease that is equivalent to hemodialysis with respect to adequacy, mortality, and other …

Despite more than 20 yr of use, relative differences in health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
between hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are not clearly known. The …

BACKGROUND:: Recent research suggests that patients' perceptions may be more
important than objective clinical assessments in determining quality of life (QOL) for patients …

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a chronic, life-threatening condition afflicting over
300,000 Americans. Patient nonadherence and psychological distress are highly prevalent …

Background “Does the type of dialysis treatment make a difference to the quality of life (QoL)
and mental health of renal patients in Athens?” The study investigated the differences in 84 …