Table 5.
Patient QOL (KDQOL-SF).
| n = 92 | |
|---|---|
| Mean ± Standard deviation | |
| Kidney disease-specific scale | |
| Symptoms | 87.0 ± 9.7 |
| Effects of kidney disease | 85.2 ± 10.1 |
| Burden of kidney disease | 47.4 ± 25.3 |
| Work status | 58.7 ± 22.9 |
| Cognitive function | 94.1 ± 11.8 |
| Quality of social interaction | 95.9 ± 8.3 |
| Sexual function | Not determined |
| Sleep | 74.0 ± 20.4 |
| Non-health related QOL scale | |
| Social support | 80.4 ± 19.8 |
| Dialysis staff encouragement | 83.3 ± 17.0 |
| Patient satisfaction | 87.0 ± 12.5 |
| Comprehensive QOL scale (NBS score) | |
| Physical functioning | 37.4 ± 19.7 |
| Role physical | 37.5 ± 20.6 |
| Bodily pain | 51.1 ± 13.4 |
| General health | 44.3 ± 11.1 |
| Vitality | 53.0 ± 12.2 |
| Social functioning | 51.5 ± 10.9 |
| Role emotional | 46.8 ± 16.7 |
| Mental health | 55.9 ± 9.9 |
| Summary Scores | |
| PCS | 34.8 ± 15.9 |
| MCS | 58.8 ± 9.9 |
| RCS | 47.7 ± 16.0 |
QOL, Quality of life; KDQOL-SF, The Kidney Disease Quality of Life instrument Short Form version1.3; NBS, Norm-based scoring; PCS, Physical component summary; MCS, Mental component summary; RCS, Role-social component summary.