THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL-DISEASE
THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE RENAL-DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198502283120905
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
LOWRIE, EG
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作者:
EVANS, RW;MANNINEN, DL;LOWRIE, EG
The quality of life of 859 patients undergoing dialysis or transplantation was assesssed with the goal of ascertaining whether objective and subjective measures of the quality of life were influenced by case mix or treatment. Of the transplant recipients 79.1% were able to function at nearly normal levels, as compared with between 47.5 and 59.% of the patients treated with dialysis (depending on the type). Nearly 75% of the transplant recipients were able to work, as compared with between 24.7 and 59.3% of the patients undergoing dialysis. On 3 subjective measures (life satisfaction, well-being and psychological affect) transplant recipients had a higher quality of life than patients on dialysis. Among the patients treated with dialysis, those undergoing treatment at home had the highest quality of life. All quality-of-life differences persisted even after the patient case mix had been controlled statistically. The quality of life of transplant recipients compared well with that of the general population, but despite favorable subjective assessments, patients undergoing dialysis did not work or function at the same level as people in the general population.