Economic, social, and psychological factors associated with health-related quality of life of chronic hemodialysis patients in Northern Taiwan: A multicenter study
Journal
Artificial Organs
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
1
Pages
61-68
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Abstract
This study evaluated the associations between economic, social, psychological factors, and health-related quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Cross-sectional study design was used. End-stage renal disease patients who had received maintenance hemodialysis for more than 2 months at 14 centers in northern Taiwan were invited to participate. Demographic, economic, and psychosocial data of patients were collected. Depression was assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory. Health-related quality of life was measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36. Multivariable linear regression analyses were performed. Eight hundred sixty-one patients (373 males, mean age 59.4 ± 13.2 years) completed the study. Higher monthly income was positively associated with role emotional and mental health (P < 0.05), and so was increased frequency of social activities with social functioning (P < 0.05). The more worries, the stronger the inverse associations with social functioning (P < 0.05) and mental health (P < 0.01). Higher depression scores were associated with lower scores of all Short-Form 36 dimensions (P < 0.01). Higher monthly income and increased social activities are associated with better health-related quality of life, whereas more worries and higher depression scores are associated with worse health-related quality of life of hemodialysis patients. ? 2009, International Center for Artificial Organs and Transplantation and Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Other Subjects
Economic analysis; Health; Hemodialyzers; Multiple linear regression; Depression; Haemodialysis; Health-related quality of lives; Hemodialysis patient; Mental health; Northern Taiwan; Psychological factors; Psychosocial; Quality of life; Social activities; Dialysis; adolescent; adult; aged; article; clinical trial; controlled study; depression; economic aspect; emotional stability; female; hemodialysis; human; income; kidney failure; major clinical study; male; mental health; multicenter study; multiple linear regression analysis; patient information; priority journal; psychological aspect; quality of life; social aspect; social behavior; social interaction; Taiwan
Type
journal article