ArticlePharmacoEconomics - open2018
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis in Singapore.
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- Biomarkers for assessing acute kidney injury for people who are being considered for admission to critical care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Nurse-led geriatric syndrome screening and intervention program for frail older inpatients in Singapore: a study protocol on implementation research and program evaluation.BMC geriatrics · 2025Trial
- A comparison of health-related quality of life between continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and automated peritoneal dialysis in children with stage 5 chronic kidney disease in Thailand: a randomized controlled trial.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Trial
- Factors Influencing the Choice of Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment by Patients Receiving Home Peritoneal Dialysis.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- A Comparison of Relation between Resilience, Locus of Control, Quality of Relationship and Pain Intensity with Dialysis Adequacy in Patients with Peritoneal and Hemodialysis.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
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- APD or CAPD: one glove does not fit all.International urology and nephrology · 2021Review
- Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: Patient Perspectives and Outcomes.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2021Review
- Predictive model of variables associated with health-related quality of life in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Efficacy of APD in perioperative period of non-abdominal operation for peritoneal dialysis patients.International journal of general medicine · 2019Article
- Impact of Sleep and Dialysis Mode on Quality of Life in a Mexican Population.Southwest journal of pulmonary & critical care · 2019Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) in Singapore.
methodsThe data used in this study were from two cross-sectional surveys of ESRD patients. HRQOL was assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) instrument. Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data were collected. The physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores, kidney disease component summary (KDCS) score and its three scales (symptoms, effects, burden), and one health utility score [EuroQol 5-dimension (EQ-5D)] were calculated and compared between CAPD and APD using multivariate linear regression.
resultsIn total, 266 patients were included, with 145 on CAPD (mean age 60.8 years) and 121 on APD (mean age 57.4 years). After adjustment for all variables collected, APD patients had significant higher scores in PCS and KDQOL symptoms than CAPD patients, suggesting that APD was associated with better physical health and milder dialysis-related symptoms.
conclusionThe HRQOL of CAPD and APD patients was largely equivalent in Singapore, but APD patients seemed to experience better physical health and be less bothered by dialysis-related symptoms.
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