SynthesisHealth and quality of life outcomes2020
Comparisons of quality of life between patients underwent peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 292 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples on Home Dialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026Pooled it
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- Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus and patient-centred outcomes: a systematic review.Journal of nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- Peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis for people commencing dialysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of renal replacement therapy on health-related quality of life in end-stage renal disease: a meta-analysis.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2023Pooled it
- Peer support interventions in patients with kidney failure: A systematic review.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Pooled it
- The effect of self-selected soothing music on fistula puncture-related pain and comfort levels in hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled, single-blind, single-center study.International urology and nephrology · 2026Trial
- Feasibility of Symptom monitoring WIth Feedback Trial (SWIFT) for adults on hemodialysis: a registry-based cluster randomized pilot trial.BMC nephrology · 2023Trial
- An epidemiological assessment of hemodialysis, continuous kidney replacement therapy, and peritoneal dialysis in pediatric acute kidney injury patients.Renal failure · 2026Article
- Long-term success of percutaneously placed peritoneal dialysis catheters.Renal failure · 2026Article
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- Adequacy of dialysis in children and adolescents: more than just Kt/V.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Review
- Overlap Between Mandatory and Voluntary Value-Based Kidney Care Model Participation and Home Dialysis Use.JAMA health forum · 2026Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Social Cognitive Theory.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Logistical and Ethical Challenges in the Provision of Kidney Care to Immigrants.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Sex differences in peritoneal dialysis duration and management among Japanese patients: a nationwide registry analysis.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Latent profile analysis identifying symptom clusters of fatigue, sleep disturbance, pain, and anxiety and their associations with health-related quality of life and self-efficacy in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
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- Risk factors and outcomes of culture-negative peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: 10 years' insight from a large center in northern China.BMC nephrology · 2026Observational
- Comment on "Effect of structured pre-dialysis education on the clinical outcomes of kidney patients".International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveEnd-stage renal disease (ESRD) leads to renal replacement therapy and certainly has an impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to review and compare the HRQoL between peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), EuroQoL-5-dimension (EQ-5D) and the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Instrument (KDQOL). METHODOLOGY: Systematic review was conducted by identify relevant studies through MEDLINE and SCOPUS up to April 2017. Studies were eligible with following criteria: studied in ESRD patients, compare any pair of renal replacement modalities, and reported HRQoL. The unstandardized mean differences (USMD) of HRQoL among modalities were calculated and pooled using a random-effect models if heterogeneity was present, otherwise a fixed-effect model was applied.
resultsA total of twenty-one studies were included with 29,000 participants. Of them, mean age and percent male were 48.1 years and 45.1, respectively. The pooled USMD (95% CI) of SF-36 between PD and HD (base) were 1.86 (0.47, 3.24) and 0.42 (- 1.99, 2.82) for mental component and physical component summary scores, respectively. For EQ-5D, the pooled USMD of utility and visual analogue scale (VAS) score were 0.02 (- 0.06, 0.10) and 3.56 (1.73, 5.39), respectively. The pooled USMD of KDQOL were 9.67 (5.67, 13.68), 6.71 (- 5.92, 19.32) 6.30 (- 0.41, 12.18), 2.35 (- 4.35, 9.04), 2.10 (0.07, 4.13), and 1.21 (- 2.98, 5.40) for burden of kidney disease, work status, effects of kidney disease, quality of social interaction, symptoms, and cognitive function.
conclusionPatients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 or ESRD treated with PD had better generic HRQoL measured by SF-36 and EQ-5D than HD patients. In addition, PD had higher specific HRQoL by KDQOL than HD patients in subdomain of physical functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, effects and burden of kidney disease.
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