Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32326945›Full record

ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2020

Health related quality of life in chronic kidney disease; a descriptive study in a rural Sri Lankan community affected by chronic kidney disease.

Sameera Senanayake, Nalika Gunawardena, Paba Palihawadana, Shanika Senanayake, R Karunarathna, Priyantha Kumara, Sanjeewa Kularatna

Open access · goldAbstract read
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Health and quality of life outcomes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 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
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sameera SenanayakeEpidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka. sam197902@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5606-2046
Nalika GunawardenaWorld Health Organization, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Paba PalihawadanaEpidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Shanika SenanayakeAustralian Centre for Health Service Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
R KarunarathnaNorth Central Provincial Directors Office, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Priyantha KumaraNorth Central Provincial Directors Office, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Sanjeewa KularatnaAustralian Centre for Health Service Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5650-154X
Queensland University of Technology · AUAnti Filariasis Campaign · LKMinistry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine · LK

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe current epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka is ascribed to the exponential increase in the number of CKD patients, which cannot be attributed to any known etiology (CKDu). The aim of this study is to describe the health related quality of life (HRQOL) and the associated factors among CKD/CKDu patients in a rural district in Sri Lanka.

methodsA community based cross-sectional study included 1174 CKD/CKDu patients. Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form was used to assess the HRQOL, while Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) 12 and CKD Symptom Index - Sri Lanka were used to assess presence of depression, psychological distress and symptom burden respectively. Three summary scores; kidney disease (KDSC), physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) are derived from Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form (KDQOL-SF™).

resultsMean age of the study population was 58.3 years (standard deviation (SD) 10.7). Median KDSC (58.4; inter-quartile range (IQR) 54.2-63.4), was higher than the median scores of PCS (35.0; IQR 26.2-41.9) and MCS (58.4; IQR 54.2-63.4). Multiple linear regression revealed low income, advanced stages of CKD, symptom burden, being positive for depression and psychological distress were significantly associated with low HRQOL.

conclusionThe HRQOL of the CKD patients in this rural Sri Lankan population was found to be poor. Superior socio-economic status, less physical and psychological symptom burden were found to be independently associated with better HRQOL. Periodical screening of the CKD patients for depression and psychological distress and measures to alleviate symptom burden seem to be important to improve the HRQOL of these patients.

Indexed as

AdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeRenal Insufficiency, ChronicRural PopulationSocioeconomic FactorsSri LankaChronic kidney diseaseChronic kidney disease of unknown etiologyQuality of lifeSri Lanka

Identifiers

PMID32326945
PMCPMC7178581
OpenAlexW3018465226

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.