Kao T.-W.Lai M.-S.TUN-JUN TSAICHYI-FENG JANWEI-CHU CHIEChen Wan Yu2020-12-242020-12-2420090160-564Xhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58649093107&doi=10.1111%2fj.1525-1594.2008.00675.x&partnerID=40&md5=be2171c11e855748f18273c35185d8bbhttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/532329This 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.[SDGs]SDG3Economic 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; Taiwanjournal article10.1111/j.1525-1594.2008.00675.x191784422-s2.0-58649093107