Health-related quality of life and its domains as independent predictors of all-cause mortality in maintenance hemodialysis: a prospective multicenter cohort study.

Fatemeh Navab, Shayesteh Keyhanpour, Mohammad Hossein Rouhani

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Article in Renal failure, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fatemeh NavabNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Shayesteh KeyhanpourNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Mohammad Hossein RouhaniNutrition and Food Security Research Center, Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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Abstract

introductionDespite advances in dialysis care, mortality remains high among maintenance hemodialysis patients. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may provide prognostic information beyond conventional risk factors. This study examined the association of overall HRQoL and its domains with all-cause mortality. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this prospective multicenter cohort study, 307 maintenance hemodialysis patients from five dialysis centers in Isfahan, Iran, were followed for three years. Baseline HRQoL was assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF 1.3). Cox proportional hazards and Kaplan-Meier analyses were performed.

resultsHigher overall HRQoL was independently associated with lower mortality (HR: 0.984; 95% CI: 0.971-0.997;

conclusionHigher HRQoL independently predicted better survival in maintenance hemodialysis patients, with physical functioning providing the greatest incremental prognostic value.

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Kidney Failure, ChronicQuality of LifeRenal DialysisAdultAgedFemaleHumansIranKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk Factorscohort studiesmortalityquality of lifeRenal dialysis

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PMID42978550

DOI10.1080/0886022X.2026.2753876

PMCPMC13757854

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