ArticleBMC nephrology2019
Recruitment and participant baseline characteristics in the dialysis outcomes in those aged 65 years or older study.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis for people commencing dialysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in Indigenous people: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- 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
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients End-Stage Kidney Disease with Hypertension: Hemodialysis Vs Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Using EQ-5D-5L at a Tertiary Center in Indonesia.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Disability Among Older New Zealanders With Kidney Failure: A Prospective Study.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2022Article
- Predictors of Health Deterioration Among Older New Zealanders Undergoing Dialysis: A Three-Year Accelerated Longitudinal Cohort Study.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite an increasing number of older people commencing dialysis the impact of dialysis on their quality of life and survival, remains unclear. The Dialysis Outcomes in those aged over 65 years or older study is an accelerated prospective cohort longitudinal design study, designed to obtain sufficient health related quality of life data, linked to clinical data, to inform clinicians' and patients' decision-making with respect to end stage kidney disease (ESKD), outcomes, and options for management in New Zealand (NZ).
methodsThe study has an accelerated prospective cohort longitudinal design, comprised of cross-sectional and longitudinal components. We report the baseline data on the 225 participants enrolled in the study. Dialysis duration was grouped in tertiles from less than one year (incident patients), 1-3 years and greater than 3 years. Health related quality of life data was obtained from self-reported questionnaires including KDQoL-36, EQ-5D-3 L, FACIT, WHODAS II, and the Personal Well-being Score.
resultsThe median age of the cohort was 71 years and two thirds were male. Three quarters of the participants were on dialysis at the baseline, with 42% of those on home dialysis (haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis). Māori and Pacific people were over represented (20% Māori and 24% Pacific) in the sample, when compared to the general NZ population of the same age group (where 5% are Māori and 2% are Pacific). At baseline, there were no differences observed in sociodemographic, quality of life or health characteristics between the dialysis groups either by modality or duration of dialysis.
conclusionsWe report the baseline characteristics of participants enrolled prospectively into a longitudinal cohort observational study examining health related quality of life factors with clinical characteristics on dialysis outcomes in a group of New Zealanders aged 65 years or older who are either on dialysis or have been educated about dialysis (BMC Nephrol 14:175, 2013). Subsequent publications are planned, analysing the prospective longitudinal data to identify key factors that determine both outcome and quality of life for individuals of this age group.
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