ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021
Examining the relationship between nutrition, quality of life, and depression in hemodialysis patients.
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- Educational level and gender are associated with emotional well-being in a cohort of Dutch dialysis patients.BMC nephrology · 2024Article
- Construction of frailty and risk prediction models in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Benefit finding in individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Shanghai: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Factors affecting the levels of anxiety and depression among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis.International urology and nephrology · 2023Article
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- The Feasibility of Remote Patient Peer Mentoring in Hemodialysis.Kidney medicine · 2022Article
- Intradialytic nutrition and quality of life in Chilean older patients in hemodialysis with protein-energy wasting.International urology and nephrology · 2022Article
- Clinical significance of controlling nutritional status score (CONUT) in evaluating outcome of postoperative patients with gastric cancer.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Evaluation of nutritional status and health behaviors of patients infected with COVID-19.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Nutritional status and quality of life in diabetic patients on hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study from Palestine.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2021Article
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purposeLifestyle changes associated with end-stage renal disease may be a factor in depression and quality of life (QOL) for patients receiving hemodialysis. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between nutritional status, QOL, and depression in 124 hemodialysis patients.
methodsNutritional markers included serum albumin, normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and daily protein intake. Physical and Mental dimension scores of the Kidney Disease QOL-Short Form (KDQOL-SF), and the Center for Epidemiological Studies of Depression (CESD) survey were used to measure QOL and depression, respectively. Data were analyzed using regression analyses. Measures of effect size were used for interpretation.
resultsNutritional status indicators explained a moderate amount of the variability of the Physical dimension of QOL (crude R
conclusionWhile nutritional status is an important element in predicting hemodialysis patient outcomes, its relationship to depression and QOL, in this sample, demonstrated only moderate explanatory ability. However, dialysis vintage and level of education had a significant relationship with depression and QOL. These findings suggest that patients with longer dialysis vintage and limited health literacy require unique plans of care. Future studies aimed at understanding the interrelationships between non-modifiable patient characteristics and psychosocial outcomes are imperative.
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