Not early referral but planned dialysis improves quality of life and depression in newly diagnosed end stage renal disease patients: A prospective cohort study in Korea

Ji In Park, Myounghee Kim, Ho Kim, Jung Nam An, Jeonghwan Lee, Seung Hee Yang, Jang Hee Cho, Yong Lim Kim, Ki Soo Park, Yun Kyu Oh, Chun Soo Lim, Dong Ki Kim, Yon Su Kim, Jung Pyo Lee

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Abstract

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has recently become an important issue. It reportedly affects morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In this study, we investigated whether early referral and planned dialysis improve the HRQOL and depression of patients with ESRD. Methods: We prospectively enrolled newly diagnosed patients with ESRD, from 31 hospitals in Korea, who completed questionnaires at 3 months after dialysis. We also got follow-up survey at 1 year after dialysis. To measure HRQOL and depression, Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form 36 (KDQOL-36) and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) were utilized. Results: A total of 643 patients were analyzed. Referral type did not affect either KDQOL-36 or BDI scores. However, the planned dialysis group showed significantly better scores in 4 of 5 KDQOL-36 domains than did the unplanned group at 3 months after dialysis and partly, the effect was sustained for 1 year after dialysis. The benefit of planned dialysis was significant after adjusting for age, sex, type of dialysis, marital status, educational attainment, occupation, modified Charlson comorbidity index, albumin, and hemoglobin levels. BDI scores were also lower which indicate less depressive mood in planned dialysis group than those in unplanned group both at 3 months and 1 year after dialysis. Conclusions: Not early referral but planned dialysis improved both the short- and long-term HRQOL and depression of patients with ESRD. Nephrologists should try to help patients to initiate dialysis in a planned manner.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0117582
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Feb 2015

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