Health-related Quality of Life in CKD Patients
Clinical Journal of the American Society of NephrologyPublished 31 July 2009Open access
Salim Mujais, Ken Story, John R. Brouillette, Tomoko Takano, Steven Soroka, Catherine Franek
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Baseline measures of HRQOL were reduced in CKD patients in proportion to the severity grade of CKD and the main correlates of change over time were age, albumin level and co-morbidities.
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These observations highlight the profound impact CKD has on HRQOL and suggest potential areas that can be targeted for therapeutic intervention.
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