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ArticleInternational journal of nephrology and renovascular disease2017

Assessment of quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire: a multicenter study.

Utsav Joshi, Roshan Subedi, Prakash Poudel, Prajwol Ram Ghimire, Sagar Panta, Mahesh Raj Sigdel

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Article in International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07377500 (Randomised Controlled Trial of Dialysate Cooling for the Preservation of Cognitive Function in People Receiving Haemodialysis), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT07377500 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Randomised Controlled Trial of Dialysate Cooling for the Preservation of Cognitive Function in People Receiving Haemodialysis

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustRan2026 to 2028Enrolled356ConditionsHaemodialysis, Kidney FailureArmsDialysis cooling
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients in low- and lower-middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  19. Factors Affecting Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients.International journal of general medicine · 2022
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  20. The relationship between grip strength with health-related quality of life and mortality in hemodialysis patients.Nutrire : revista de Sociedade Brasileira de Alimentacao e Nutricao = journal of the Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition · 2022
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Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Utsav JoshiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Roshan SubediDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prakash PoudelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Prajwol Ram GhimireDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sagar PantaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mahesh Raj SigdelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital · NP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAssessment of quality of life (QOL) of patients with end-stage renal disease has become increasingly important, both in order to evaluate the influence of the disease on patients and the type of renal replacement therapy they require. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to assess QOL in patients undergoing hemodialysis and evaluated the effects of various sociodemographic factors affecting QOL of such patients in Nepal.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis at two major centers in Nepal. Demographic data including age, sex, ethnicity, educational status, marital status, employment, income, duration of illness, and duration on hemodialysis were collected. QOL was assessed using the World Health Organization Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Four domains (physical, psychological, social, and environmental) and two items (overall perception of QOL and health) of the WHOQOL-BREF were the primary end points of this study. Bivariate relationship between sociodemographic factors and QOL scores were analyzed using independent samples

resultsFollowing QOL scores were recorded: environmental domain (53.17±15.59), psychological domain (51.23±18.61), social domain (49.86±21.64), and physical domain (45.93±16.90). Older age was associated with a better QOL score in the social domain (

conclusionPatients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis had overall low QOL scores in all four domains. Age, ethnicity, employment status, income, and duration on hemodialysis affected one or more domains of QOL in such patients. Low income status and increased duration on hemodialysis were the only independent negative predictors of QOL of patients on maintenance hemodialysis.

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chronic kidney diseasehemodialysisquality of lifeWHOQOL-BREF

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