Table 1.
Modified Social Support Survey (MSSS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires.
| HD Patients | Healthy Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring Range | n/M [Range] (SD) | n/M [Range] (SD) | p-Value | ||
| sex | male | 79 (68.7%) | 72 (67.3%) | N/S | |
| female | 36 (31.3%) | 35 (32.7%) | N/S | ||
| age | 63.7 [31–86] (11.5) | 56.2 [30–73] (10.8) | N/S | ||
| Modified Social Support Survey (MSSS) | MSSS total score | 0–100 | 71.5 (26.2) | 69.9 (26.3) | N/S |
| 5-item MSSS-5 score | 0–100 | 72.4 (26.7) | 70.8 (26.8) | N/S | |
| Tangible Support Subscale | 0–100 | 77.3 (25.9) | 72.9 (26.8) | N/S | |
| Emotional/Informational Support Subscale | 0–100 | 69.2 (27.4) | 66.3 (28.3) | N/S | |
| Affectionate Support Subscale | 0–100 | 71.2 (30.7) | 71.6 (27.8) | N/S | |
| Positive Social Interaction Subscale | 0–100 | 68.3 (29.0) | 69.0 (27.6) | N/S | |
| World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) | Physical health domain | 4–20 | ↓ 12.0 (1.8) | ↑ 13.1 (1.5) | <0.0001 |
| Psychological health domain | 4–20 | ↓ 12.7 (2.1) | ↑ 14.2 (1.8) | <0.0001 | |
| Social relationship domain | 4–20 | 13.5 (3.1) | 13.6 (3.3) | N/S | |
| Environment domain | 4–20 | 13.7 (2.2) | 14.1 (2.6) | N/S |
HD—hemodialysis; N/S—p > 0.05.