Mortality and Quality of Life with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Five-Year Cohort Study with a Sample Initially Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis
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Objectives: To study the quality of life, morbidity and mortality of people receiving renal replacement therapy over a five-year period.
Design: A longitudinal multicentre study of a cohort of people with chronic kidney disease.
Methods: Patients from the Girona health area receiving peritoneal dialysis were studied, gathering data on sociodemographic and clinical variables through an ad hoc questionnaire, quality of life using the SF-36 questionnaire, and social support with the MOS scale.
Results: Mortality was 47.2%. Physical functioning was the variable that worsened most in comparison with the first measurement ( = 0.035). Those receiving peritoneal dialysis ( = 0.068) and transplant recipients ( = 0.083) had a better general health perception. The social functioning of transplant recipients improved ( = 0.008).
Conclusions: People with chronic kidney disease had a high level of mortality. The dimension of physical functioning worsens over the years. Haemodialysis is the therapy that most negatively effects general health perception. Kidney transplantation has a positive effect on the dimensions of energy/vitality, social functioning and general health perception.
Berenguer-Martinez J, Bernal-Celestino R, Leon-Martin A, Gonzalez-Moro M, Fernandez-Calvo N, Arias-Del-Campo L J Clin Med. 2023; 12(6).
PMID: 36983250 PMC: 10058206. DOI: 10.3390/jcm12062250.