Table 5.
Comparisons of kidney disease quality of life instrument–36 scores at baseline and week 12 (n = 30)
|
Parameter
|
Week 0
|
Week 12
|
∆
|
P
value1
|
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| SF-12 scores | |||||||
| Physical health composite | 36.8 | (8.2) | 41.5 | (9.8) | 4.8 | (8.5) | 0.004 |
| Mental health composite | 41.5 | (9.6) | 48.4 | (8.4) | 6.9 | (10.7) | 0.001 |
| Burden of kidney disease | 34.4 | (28.4) | 46.0 | (31.3) | 11.7 | (25.0) | 0.016 |
| Symptoms/problems of kidney disease | 65.6 | (19.6) | 79.4 | (13.6) | 13.8 | (20.4) | 0.001 |
| Effects of kidney disease | 63.0 | (18.2) | 76.3 | (18.4) | 13.3 | (23.6) | 0.004 |
Data were presented as mean (standard deviation).
1
Paired t-test. ∆: Differences in KDQOL–36 scores between week 0 and week 12; KDQOL: Kidney disease quality of life instrument; SF: Short form health survey.