Peng Y.-S.CHIH-KANG CHIANGKUAN-YU HUNGChang C.-H.Lin C.-Y.Yang C.-S.Chen T.-W.Hsia C.-C.Chen D.-L.Hsu W.-D.Chang C.-F.KWAN-DUN WULin R.-P.TUN-JUN TSAIChen W.-Y.2021-08-202021-08-2020100253-5068https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77954683951&doi=10.1159%2f000319002&partnerID=40&md5=3ef6839f89c291391989104bda99fc46https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/578505Background: Psychological depression and physical disability are closely correlated in hemodialysis patients. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to examine the independent association of physical and psychological functioning with mortality in a hemodialysis cohort in Taiwan. Methods: A total of 888 stable hemodialysis patients were included. Patients completed two questionnaires: the 36-item Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36, Taiwan Standard Version 1.0) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, Chinese Version). Mortality outcomes were recorded for a seven-year follow-up period. Results: There were 303 deaths recorded. BDI scores were inversely related to all health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domains (p < 0.001). In the Cox-proportional hazard model, only poor physical dimension of HRQoL was independently associated with higher mortality. Conclusion: Poor physical dimension in HRQoL is a strong predictor of mortality among hemodialysis patients in Taiwan. Psychological depression is closely correlated with poor HRQoL but does not predict mortality. Copyright ? 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.[SDGs]SDG3adult; article; Beck Depression Inventory; chemical analysis; controlled study; correlation analysis; depression; disease association; female; follow up; functional assessment; hemodialysis; hemodialysis patient; human; major clinical study; male; mortality; outcome assessment; physical disability; predictor variable; priority journal; proportional hazards model; psychological aspect; quality of life; questionnaire; Short Form 36; Taiwan; Aged; Cohort Studies; Depression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Physical Fitness; Predictive Value of Tests; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Renal Dialysis; Retrospective Studiesjournal article10.1159/000319002206642002-s2.0-77954683951