ArticleJournal of nephrology
Women on hemodialysis have lower self-reported health-related quality of life scores but better survival than men.
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- Abnormal ankle-brachial index and risk of cardiovascular or all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis.Journal of nephrology · 2017Pooled it
- Association of Conicity Index and Abdominal Volume Index with Handgrip Strength and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Quality of Life of Hemodialysis Patients in Greece: Associations with Socio-Economic, Anthropometric and Nutritional Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Multifaceted Sexual Dysfunction in Dialyzing Men and Women: Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Health-Related Quality of Life in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients and Healthy Individuals.Galen medical journal · 2020Article
- Survival Rate and Predictors of Mortality among Hemodialysis Patients in West of Iran, 1996-2015.International journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- The quality of life and associated factors in patients on maintenance hemodialysis - a multicenter study in Shanxi province.Renal failure · 2017Article
- Gender effect on quality of life in hemodialysis patients.Journal of nephrology · 2014Article
- Gender effect on quality of life in hemodialysis patients: response to Einollahi and Motalebi.Journal of nephrology · 2014Article
- The gender effect of health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients.Nephro-urology monthly · 2014Article
- Independence and Self-Dependence on the Quality of Life of Patients Receiving Hemodialysis in Medan, indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHemodialysis patients suffer from poor quality of life and survival. A retrospective cohort study was performed to examine the sex differences in self-reported quality of life and mortality in a Taiwanese hemodialysis cohort.
methodsA total of 816 stable hemodialysis patients were included. Patients completed two questionnaires: the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36, Taiwan Standard Version 1.0) to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, Chinese Version) to assess depressive mood. Mortality outcomes were recorded for a seven-year follow-up period.
resultsAfter adjustment for confounding factors, women had significantly higher BDI scores (P=.003), lower physical functioning (P<.001), bodily pain (P<.001), mental health (P=0007), and physical component scale (PCS) scores (P<.001). There were 284 deaths recorded. In the Cox-proportional hazard model, women had significantly lower mortality than men (P<.001).
conclusionsWomen on hemodialysis had more depression-related symptoms and poor self-reported HRQoL, but better survival than men. The sex difference in psychological and HRQoL issues deserves greater concern because this relates to clinical care and further study.
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