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ArticleWorld journal of nephrology2014

Quality of life in end stage renal disease patients.

Veena D Joshi

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract read
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Article in World journal of nephrology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06396702 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE) Intervention for the Management of Emotional and Physical Symptoms Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients-pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Health Network, TorontoRan2024 to 2027Enrolled120ConditionsTransplant, Failure,Kidney, Transplant, Failure, HeartArmsEASE-SOT
NCT06430099 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Rate of Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients With Hemodialysis in Sohag University Hospital

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorHager Abdo MohamedRan2024 to 2024Enrolled200ConditionsHemodialysis, Hypertension
3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Veena D JoshiVeena D Joshi, K.G. Patel Children's Hospital, Jalaram Marg, Karelibaug, Vadodara 390018, Gujarat, India.
Patel Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo understand factors associated with quality of life (QOL), examine types of QOL instruments, and determine need for further improvements in QOL assessment.

methodsThe method used databases (Pubmed, Google scholar) and a bibliographic search using key words QOL, end stage renal disease, Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis, instruments to measure QOL, patients and qualitative/quantitative analysis published during 1990 to June 2014. Each article was assessed for sample size, demographics of participants, study design and type of QOL instruments used. We used WHO definition of QOL.

resultsFor this review, 109 articles were screened, out of which 65 articles were selected. Out of 65 articles, there were 19 reports/reviews and 12 questionnaire manuals. Of the 34 studies, 82% were quantitative while only 18% were qualitative. QOL instruments measured several phenomenon such as physical/psychological health, effects and burdens of kidney disease, social support etc. those are associated with QOL. Few studies looked at spiritual beliefs, cultural beliefs, personal concerns, as per the WHO definition. Telemedicine and Palliative care have now been successfully used however QOL instruments seldom addressed those in the articles reviewed. Also noticed was that longitudinal studies were rarely conducted. Existing QOL instruments only partially measure QOL. This may limit validity of predictive power of QOL.

conclusionCulture and disease specific QOL instruments that assess patients' objective and subjective experiences covering most aspects of QOL are urgently needed.

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End stage renal diseaseHemodialysisPatientPeritoneal dialysisQuality of LifeQuality of life instruments

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PMID25374827
PMCPMC4220366
OpenAlexW2064563947

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