ArticleSaudi journal of medicine & medical sciences
Quality of Life of End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Multi-Center Study from Saudi Arabia.
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- Stratifying Renal Risk in End-Stage Renal Disease: Evidence From a Population-Based Dialysis Registry in Northern Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2026Article
- Burden of hemodialysis on health-related quality of life: insights from a multi-center cross-sectional analysis in Southern Albania.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Limited studies from Saudi Arabia have assessed the quality of life (QoL) of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on hemodialysis and its associated factors. Objective: To determine the physical, psychological, familial, and social factors that impact the QoL of ESKD patients in Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included adult patients with ESKD who underwent hemodialysis at King Salman Center for Kidney Disease and King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between June and July 2021, and had been on dialysis for ≥1 year were included. The Arabic version of the Quality of Life Index-Dialysis (QLI-D) version III was used, which has four sub-scales. Results: A total of 173 respondents completed the questionnaire. The overall mean (±SD) QoL score was 22.2 (±4.30), while the scores for the sub-scales ranged from 20.8 (±5.25) (Health and Functioning subscale) to 26.0 (Family subscale). Respondents aged >70 years had significantly lower average score ( Conclusion: Higher education level and income and longer duration of dialysis were factors associated with better QoL, while older age and having diabetes were associated with poorer QoL. Awareness among healthcare providers regarding these factors can help improve the QoL of these patients.
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