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Tian M, Qian Z, Long Y, Yu F, Yuan J, Zha Y. Decreased Intracellular to Total Body Water Ratio and Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:4367-4376. [PMID: 37908680 PMCID: PMC10615096 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s436574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Objective Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and related to poor outcomes in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Previous studies have reported some associations between sarcopenia and depressive symptoms. Recently, intracellular water (ICW) and total body water (TBW) have been found to reflect muscle function and muscle mass. ICW/TBW ratio is a marker of sarcopenia that is simple to assess. However, the relationship between ICW/TBW ratio and depression has not been explored in MHD patients. Methods In our cross-sectional and multi-center study, 3300 adult MHD patients were included from June 1, 2021, to August 30, 2021. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). TBW and ICW were measured by Body Composition Monitor (BCM). Multivariable logistic regression, stratified analyses, and interactive analyses were conducted to assess the relationship between ICW/TBW ratio and depression. Results About 16.5% of the 3300 MHD patients were found to have depressive symptoms. The prevalence of depression increased with decreasing quartiles of ICW/TBW ratios, and decreased ICW/TBW ratio was independently associated with depression after adjusting for potential confounders. Patients in Quartile 1 of ICW/TBW ratios were more likely to have depressive symptoms (odds ratio 1.55, 95% confidence interval 1.07-2.22; p=0.002) than those in Quartile 4. History of diabetes and education status had interactive roles in the relationship between depression and ICW/TBW ratios (p < 0.05). The association of ICW/TBW ratios and depression existed in patients of both genders and different education levels, but only in non-diabetic patients. Conclusion In MHD patients, the decreased ratio of ICW/TBW was independently related to high depression rates.
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- Maolu Tian
- Department of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Disease, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
- Medical College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Clinical Medical College, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Disease, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Disease, Guizhou Provincial People’s Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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Tsarpali V, Midtvedt K, Lønning K, Bernklev T, Lippe NVD, Reisæter AV, Brunborg C, Heldal K. Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients: A National Cohort Study of Short- and Longer-Term Outcomes. Kidney Med 2021; 3:974-983.e1. [PMID: 34939006 PMCID: PMC8664696 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Rationale & Objective Assessing the optimal therapy for older patients (aged ≥65 years) with end-stage kidney disease requires knowledge of longevity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes. Kidney transplantation prolongs survival but its long-term impact on HRQoL in older recipients is not well defined. We aimed to prospectively evaluate HRQoL changes from enlisting until 3 years posttransplantation and examine pretransplantation predictors of posttransplantation outcomes. Study Design Prospective cohort study. Setting & Participants Patients 65 years and older enlisted at the Norwegian National Transplant Center between January 2013 and November 2016. Predictors Kidney transplantation, dialysis vintage, and pretransplantation comorbidity assessed using the Liu Comorbidity Index. Outcomes HRQoL, assessed using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form, version 1.3. Analytical Approach HRQoL scores obtained at 3 years posttransplantation were compared with those obtained pretransplantation and after 1 year using a paired-sample t test. Multivariable linear mixed-effect models were used to identify possible predictors of HRQoL changes over time. Results Among 289 patients included, 220 (mean age, 71.5 years) had undergone transplantation and 136 had completed the 3-year HRQoL follow-up by October 2020. Posttransplant HRQoL, both generic and kidney specific, substantially improved and the benefit persisted for 3 years. For wait-listed candidates remaining on dialysis, HRQoL gradually deteriorated, and recipients who died within 3 years posttransplantation experienced no improvement during the first year. Moderately elevated pretransplantation comorbidity scores and prolonged dialysis vintage independently predicted poor HRQoL outcomes posttransplantation. Recipients receiving dialysis for 1 year or longer with pretransplantation comorbidity scores ≥ 7 experienced a marked and sustained physical deterioration after transplantation. Limitations Homogenous and highly selected population. Conclusions Transplantation is associated with a sustained HRQoL improvement and should be the preferred treatment for selected older patients. The value of a pretransplant comorbidity score to predict posttransplantation outcomes warrants further evaluation and may improve the selection process.
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- Vasiliki Tsarpali
- Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Research and Innovation, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway.,Department of Transplantation Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Elisabeth Stømer U, Klopstad Wahl A, Gunnar Gøransson L, Hjorthaug Urstad K. Health Literacy in Kidney Disease: Associations with Quality of Life and Adherence. J Ren Care 2020; 46:85-94. [DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Une Elisabeth Stømer
- Faculty of Health ScienceUniversity of StavangerStavanger Norway
- Department of NephrologyStavanger University HospitalStavanger Norway
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- Department of NephrologyStavanger University HospitalStavanger Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of BergenBergen Norway
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Khan A, Khan AH, Adnan AS, Sulaiman SAS, Mushtaq S. Prevalence and predictors of depression among hemodialysis patients: a prospective follow-up study. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:531. [PMID: 31072378 PMCID: PMC6507067 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6796-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Even though depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, it is under-recognized in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Existing literature does not provide enough information on evaluation of predictors of depression among HD patients. The objective of the current study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of depression among HD patients. METHODS A multicenter prospective follow-up study. All eligible confirmed hypertensive HD patients who were consecutively enrolled for treatment at the study sites were included in the current study. HADS questionnaire was used to assess the depression level among study participants. Patients with physical and/or cognitive limitations that prevent them from being able to answer questions were excluded. RESULTS Two hundred twenty patients were judged eligible and completed questionnaire at the baseline visit. Subsequently, 216 and 213 patients completed questionnaire on second and final follow up respectively. The prevalence of depression among patients at baseline, 2nd visit and final visit was 71.3, 78.2 and 84.9% respectively. The results of regression analysis showed that treatment given to patients at non-governmental organizations (NGO's) running HD centers (OR = 0.347, p-value = 0.039) had statistically significant association with prevalence of depression at final visit. CONCLUSIONS Depression was prevalent in the current study participants. Negative association observed between depression and hemodialysis therapy at NGO's running centers signifies patients' satisfaction and better depression management practices at these centers.
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- Amjad Khan
- Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
- Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan Malaysia
- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320 Pakistan
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- Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
- Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan Malaysia
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- Chronic Kidney Disease Resource Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan Malaysia
- Management Science University, University Drive, Off Persiaran Olahraga, Section 13, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor Malaysia
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- Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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- Health Care Biotechnology Department, Atta ur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Science & Technology, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan
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Lønning K, Midtvedt K, Bernklev T, Brunborg C, Andersen MH, von der Lippe N, Reisaeter AV, Line PD, Hartmann A, Heldal K. Changes in health-related quality of life in older candidates waiting for kidney transplantation. Nephrology (Carlton) 2019; 23:948-956. [PMID: 28734131 DOI: 10.1111/nep.13117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM There is limited available knowledge regarding health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older patients with chronic kidney disease. We aimed to describe HRQoL in renal transplant candidates 65 years or older at transplant acceptance, and during the first year on the waiting list. METHODS A nationwide prospective observational study in Norway was conducted. HRQoL was evaluated at baseline (wait listing) and after 6 and 12 months using the patient self-reported Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short form version 1.3. Intra-individual scores at different times were evaluated. Generic HRQoL was compared with scores from an age-matched Norwegian population. RESULTS From January 2013 to November 2016, 261 patients ≥65 years accepted for deceased donor kidney transplantation were included. Mean age at inclusion was 71.1 years, 67% male and 69% were on dialysis. HRQoL sum scores significantly decreased during the first year on the waiting list. Physical, mental and kidney disease component summary score reduced from 39.6 to 38.1 (P = 0.045), 48.8 to 44.7 (P < 0.001) and 72.1 to 70.2 (P = 0.03), respectively. When evaluating each domain separately, only the decrease in social function was clinically significant. Age and being on dialysis were the most important predictors for low HRQoL. Compared to the age-matched general population, males had significant lower HRQoL scores. Females were comparable to the general female population at baseline except in general health and vitality. CONCLUSIONS HRQoL in older patients waiting for kidney transplantation decreases during the first year on the waiting list, but only the change in social function is clinically significant.
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- Kjersti Lønning
- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Research and Development, Vestfold Hospital Trust, Tønsberg, Norway
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- Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Cardiology, Nephrology, Endocrinology and Emergency Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway
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Drangsholt SH, Cappelen UW, von der Lippe N, Høieggen A, Os I, Brekke FB. Beliefs about medicines in dialysis patients and after renal transplantation. Hemodial Int 2019; 23:117-125. [DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Nephrology; Oslo University Hospital Ullevål; Oslo Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Nephrology; Oslo University Hospital Ullevål; Oslo Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Nephrology; Oslo University Hospital Ullevål; Oslo Norway
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- Sanitary Battalion; Brigade North, Norwegian Armed Forces; Setermoen Norway
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Improved Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Kidney Recipients 1 Year After Transplantation. Transplant Direct 2018; 4:e351. [PMID: 29707622 PMCID: PMC5908461 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000000770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background We aimed to evaluate changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients 65 years or older from time of kidney transplantation (KTx) until 1 year postengraftment. Methods A single-center prospective study was conducted. HRQoL was measured pre-KTx and at 2, 6, and 12 months postengraftment using self-reported Kidney Disease and Quality of Life short-form version 1.3. Intraindividual scores before and after KTx were evaluated. Liu Comorbidity Index was registered at enlisting. short-form-36 scores were additionally compared with scores from an age-matched population. Results From January 1, 2013, until November 30, 2016, a total of 289 waitlisted patients were included. By September 1, 2017, 134 had reached 1 year postengraftment, and valid questionnaires were available in 120 (90%) patients. Mean age at KTx was 71.6 years (±4.3 years), 71% were male. Living donor was used in 21%, and preemptive KTx was performed in 30% of the recipients. Median waiting time for KTx from deceased donor was 16 months (range, 0.6-50.5 months). A total of 79 (66%) recipients had a Liu Comorbidity Index score of 3 or less. All HRQoL scores except the domain social function improved at 2 months postengraftment and remained stable or continued to improve at 1 year. HRQoL scores 12 months postengraftment were similar to those described in an age-matched general population except for the domain social function which remained at a significantly lower level. Time in dialysis was the most important variable associated with impaired HRQoL postengraftment. Conclusions HRQoL scores showed clinically significant improvement in older KTx recipients 1 year posttransplant.
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Molnar MZ, Streja E, Sumida K, Soohoo M, Ravel VA, Gaipov A, Potukuchi PK, Thomas F, Rhee CM, Lu JL, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kovesdy CP. Pre-ESRD Depression and Post-ESRD Mortality in Patients with Advanced CKD Transitioning to Dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 12:1428-1437. [PMID: 28679562 PMCID: PMC5586564 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.00570117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Depression in patients with nondialysis-dependent CKD is often undiagnosed, empirically overlooked, and associated with higher risk of death, progression to ESRD, and hospitalization. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the association between the presence of depression in patients with advanced nondialysis-dependent CKD and post-ESRD mortality, particularly among those in the transition period from late-stage nondialysis-dependent CKD to maintenance dialysis. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS From a nation-wide cohort of 45,076 United States veterans who transitioned to ESRD over 4 contemporary years (November of 2007 to September of 2011), we identified 10,454 (23%) patients with a depression diagnosis during the predialysis period. We examined the association of pre-ESRD depression with all-cause mortality after transition to dialysis using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for sociodemographics, comorbidities, and medications. RESULTS Patients were 72±11 years old (mean±SD) and included 95% men, 66% patients with diabetes, and 23% blacks. The crude mortality rate was similar in patients with depression (289/1000 patient-years; 95% confidence interval, 282 to 297) versus patients without depression (286/1000 patient-years; 95% confidence interval, 282 to 290). Compared with patients without depression, patients with depression had a 6% higher all-cause mortality risk in the adjusted model (hazard ratio, 1.06; 95% confidence interval, 1.03 to 1.09). Similar results were found across all selected subgroups as well as in sensitivity analyses using alternate definitions of depression. CONCLUSION Pre-ESRD depression has a weak association with post-ESRD mortality in veterans transitioning to dialysis.
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- Miklos Z. Molnar
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and
- Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and
- Department of Extracorporeal Hemocorrection, National Scientific Medical Research Center, Astana, Kazakhstan; and
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and
- Nephrology Section, Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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Sekercioglu N, Curtis B, Murphy S, Blackhouse G, Barrett B. Estimates of health utility scores in chronic kidney disease. Int Urol Nephrol 2017; 49:2043-2049. [PMID: 28733768 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-017-1664-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Coverage decisions in publicly funded healthcare systems require a formal, systematic and transparent assessment process for policies related to distribution of resources. The process is complex and employs multiple types of information, such as clinical effectiveness, costs and health utility scores which are used to produce quality-adjusted life years. The purpose of this study was to create health utility scores for CKD patients within the Canadian population. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of CKD patients. We administered the Short-Form 36 Quality of Life Questions to all participants and employed the Short-Form 6 Dimension index to create health utility scores which were created using a set of parametric preference weights, nonparametric preference weights and ordinal health state valuation techniques obtained from a sample of the general population. RESULTS Utility values in the dialysis group were lower than in the non-dialysis group. There was a significant relationship between age and health utility scores: As age increases, health utility scores decrease. Diabetes was associated with lower health utility scores in dialysis patients, whereas other covariates did not reach levels of statistical significance in our stepwise regression models. The parametric Bayesian model and standard gamble approach yielded the same results, while the correlation between the nonparametric and parametric methods was above 0.9. CONCLUSION Health utility scores were low relative to the general population norm in our study cohort. Longitudinal assessment of CKD patients to capture possible fluctuations in health utility scores may add useful information.
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- Nigar Sekercioglu
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health, McMaster University, 3 Charlton Ave E, 2nd Floor, Hamilton, ON, L8N 1Y3, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Philip Drive, St. John's, NL, Canada
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von der Lippe N, Waldum-Grevbo B, Varberg Reisæter A, Os I. Is HRQOL in dialysis associated with patient survival or graft function after kidney transplantation? BMC Nephrol 2016; 17:94. [PMID: 27456506 PMCID: PMC4960875 DOI: 10.1186/s12882-016-0316-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health related quality of life (HRQOL) is patient-reported, and an important treatment outcome for patients undergoing renal replacement therapy. Whether HRQOL in dialysis can affect mortality or graft survival after renal transplantation (RTX) is not determined. The aims of the present study were to investigate whether pretransplant HRQOL is associated with post-RTX patient survival or graft function, and to assess whether improvement in HRQOL from dialysis to RTX is associated with patient survival. METHODS In a longitudinal prospective study, HRQOL was measured in 142 prevalent dialysis patients (67 % males, mean age 51 ± 15.5 years) who subsequent underwent renal transplantation. HRQOL could be repeated in 110 transplant patients 41 (IQR 34-51) months after RTX using the self-administered Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) measure. Kaplan-Meier plots were utilized for survival analyses, and linear regression models were used to address HRQOL and effect on graft function. RESULTS Follow-up time was 102 (IQR 97-108) months after RTX. Survival after RTX was higher in patients who perceived good physical function (PF) in dialysis compared to patients with poorer PF (p = 0.019). Low scores in the domain mental health measured in dialysis was associated with accelerated decline in graft function (p = 0.048). Improvements in the kidney-specific domains "symptoms" and "effect of kidney disease" in the trajectory from dialysis to RTX were associated with a survival benefit (p = 0.007 and p = 0.02, respectively). CONCLUSION HRQOL measured in dialysis patients was associated with survival and graft function after RTX. These findings may be useful in clinical pretransplant evaluations. Improvements in some of the kidney-specific HRQOL domains from dialysis to RTX were associated with lower mortality. Prospective and interventional studies are warranted.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- The Norwegian Renal Registry, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Amro A, Waldum-Grevbo B, von der Lippe N, Brekke FB, Miaskowski C, Os I. Symptom Clusters From Dialysis to Renal Transplantation: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2016; 51:512-9. [PMID: 26550937 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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CONTEXT Patients on dialysis experience multiple concurrent and often related symptoms defined as symptom clusters. Renal transplantation (RTX) is thought to reduce symptom experience and improve health-related quality of life. No longitudinal study has assessed symptoms and symptom clusters in patients in the transition from dialysis to RTX. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess changes in symptom prevalence, identify symptom clusters after RTX, and evaluate the effect of the treatment conversion on predefined symptom clusters. METHODS A cohort of patients on chronic dialysis (n = 110) was followed prospectively with measurements of health-related quality of life using the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form (KDQOL-SF) during dialysis (baseline) and after subsequent RTX. Predefined symptom clusters based on 11 symptoms listed in KDQOL-SF were previously generated using principal component analysis with varimax rotation, that is, uremic (nausea, lack of appetite, dizziness, feeling squeezed out, shortness of breath, and chest pain), neuromuscular (numbness, sore muscle, and cramps), and skin (itching and dry skin) clusters. Stratified analyses were undertaken to identify characteristics associated with change in the symptom clusters after RTX. Cohen's d was used as effect size. RESULTS Of the 110 patients, mean age was 51.3 ± 14.4 years, and 66% were males. After RTX, the estimated glomerular filtration rate was 54 (interquartile range [IQR] 45-72) mL/minute/1.73 m2. Median follow-up time from assessments during dialysis was 55 (IQR 50-59) months, and follow-up time after RTX was 41 (IQR 34-51) months. The total symptom score improved (73 ± 16 vs. 82 ± 15, P = 0.001, and Cohen's d = 0.6), and the number of symptoms was reduced (6.5 ± 2.6 vs. 4.7 ± 3.0, P = 0.001). Seven symptoms improved statistically after RTX, but only two with Cohen's d > 0.5 (itching and cramps). The scores of the predefined symptom clusters improved after RTX: uremic (82 ± 16 vs. 85 ± 17, P = 0.008, and Cohen's d = 0.2), neuromuscular (66 ± 24 vs. 79 ± 18, P = 0.001, and Cohen's d = 0.6), and skin cluster (62 ± 27 vs. 78 ± 22, P = 0.001, and Cohen's d = 0.6). Symptom clusters could not be generated after RTX. CONCLUSION Although symptoms and symptom clusters were reduced after RTX, the clinical relevance of the reductions was ambiguous. Symptom clusters could not be generated after RTX, suggesting that use of the KDQOL-SF may not be optimal to assess symptoms in RTX patients.
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- Amin Amro
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Nephrology Ullevål, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Nephrology Ullevål, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Nephrology Ullevål, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Amro A, Waldum B, von der Lippe N, Brekke FB, Dammen T, Miaskowski C, Os I. Symptom clusters predict mortality among dialysis patients in Norway: a prospective observational cohort study. J Pain Symptom Manage 2015; 49:27-35. [PMID: 24858738 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis have reduced survival rates compared with the general population. Symptoms are frequent in dialysis patients, and a symptom cluster is defined as two or more related co-occurring symptoms. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the associations between symptom clusters and mortality in dialysis patients. METHODS In a prospective observational cohort study of dialysis patients (n = 301), Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form and Beck Depression Inventory questionnaires were administered. To generate symptom clusters, principal component analysis with varimax rotation was used on 11 kidney-specific self-reported physical symptoms. A Beck Depression Inventory score of 16 or greater was defined as clinically significant depressive symptoms. Physical and mental component summary scores were generated from Short Form-36. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used for the survival analysis, Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank statistics were applied to compare survival rates between the groups. RESULTS Three different symptom clusters were identified; one included loading of several uremic symptoms. In multivariate analyses and after adjustment for health-related quality of life and depressive symptoms, the worst perceived quartile of the "uremic" symptom cluster independently predicted all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 2.47, 95% CI 1.44-4.22, P = 0.001) compared with the other quartiles during a follow-up period that ranged from four to 52 months. The two other symptom clusters ("neuromuscular" and "skin") or the individual symptoms did not predict mortality. CONCLUSION Clustering of uremic symptoms predicted mortality. Assessing co-occurring symptoms rather than single symptoms may help to identify dialysis patients at high risk for mortality.
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- Amin Amro
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Nephrology Ullevål, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Nephrology Ullevål, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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von der Lippe N, Waldum B, Brekke FB, Amro AAG, Reisæter AV, Os I. From dialysis to transplantation: a 5-year longitudinal study on self-reported quality of life. BMC Nephrol 2014; 15:191. [PMID: 25465066 PMCID: PMC4258806 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Little is known how health related quality of life (HRQOL) change in the transition from dialysis to renal transplantation (RTX). Longitudinal data addressing the patient-related outcomes are scarce, and particularly data regarding kidney-specific HRQOL are lacking. Thus, the aim of the current study was to assess HRQOL in patients followed from dialysis to RTX. Furthermore, to compare HRQOL in RTX patients and the general population. Methods In a prospective study, HRQOL was measured in a cohort of 110 patients (median age 53.5 (IQR 39–62) years, GFR 54 (45–72) ml/min/1.73 m2) in dialysis and after RTX using the self-administered Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form version 1.3 (KDQOL-SF). Generic HRQOL in the RTX patients was compared to that of the general population (n = 5903) using the SF-36. Clinical important change after RTX was defined as difference in HRQOL of SD/2. Results Follow-up time was 55 (IQR 50–59) months, and time after RTX was 41 (34–51) months. Four of nine domains in kidney-specific HRQOL improved after RTX, i.e. burden of kidney disease, effect of kidney disease, symptoms and work status. In SF-36, general health, vitality, social function and role physical improved after RTX, but none of the domains improved sufficiently to be regarded as clinically relevant change. There were highly significant differences in HRQOL between RTX patients and the general population after adjustment for age and gender for all items of SF-36 except for bodily pain and mental health. Conclusions HRQOL improved in the transition from dialysis to transplantation, but clinical relevant change was only obtained in the kidney specific domains. HRQOL was perceived considerably poorer in RTX patients than in the general population. Our observations point to the need of improving HRQOL even after RTX, and should encourage further longitudinal research and clinical attention during treatment shift.
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Sekercioglu N, Curtis B, Murphy S, Barrett B. Sleep apnea in patients with chronic kidney disease: a single center experience. Ren Fail 2014; 37:83-7. [DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2014.962408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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von der Lippe N, Waldum B, Østhus TBH, Reisæter AV, Os I. Health related quality of life in patients in dialysis after renal graft loss and effect of gender. BMC WOMENS HEALTH 2014; 14:34. [PMID: 24580724 PMCID: PMC3946240 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND An increasing number of dialysis patients have returned to dialysis after renal graft loss, and the transition in disease state could likely be associated with reduced health related quality of life (HRQOL). Furthermore, gender differences in HRQOL have been observed in dialysis and kidney transplanted patients, but whether transition in disease state affects HRQOL differently in respect to gender is not known. The aims of this study were to compare HRQOL in dialysis patients with graft loss to transplant naïve dialysis patients, and to explore possible gender differences. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, HRQOL was measured in 301 prevalent dialysis patients using the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form version 1.3. Adjusted comparisons were made between dialysis patients with previous graft loss and the transplant naïve patients. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed with HRQOL as outcome variables. Interaction analyses using product terms were performed between gender and graft loss. HRQOL was analysed separately in both genders. RESULTS Patients with renal graft loss (n = 50) did not experience lower HRQOL than transplant naïve patients after multiple adjustments. Among patients with graft loss, women (n = 23) reported lower HRQOL than men (n = 27) in the items physical function (40 vs. 80, p = 0.006), and effect of kidney disease (49 vs. 67, p = 0.017). Women with graft loss reported impaired kidney-specific HRQOL compared to transplant naïve women (n = 79) in the items effect of kidney disease (50 vs. 72, p = 0.002) and cognitive function (80 vs. 93, p = 0.006), and this observation persisted after multiple adjustments. Such differences were not apparent in the male counterparts. CONCLUSIONS Patients who resumed dialysis after renal graft loss did not have lower HRQOL than dialysis patients not previously transplanted. However, losing graft function was associated with reduced HRQOL in females, and important interactions were identified between graft loss and gender. This needs to be further explored in prospective studies.
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Griva K, Yu Z, Chan S, Krisnasamy T, Yamin RBA, Zakaria FB, Wu SY, Oei E, Foo M. Age is not a contraindication to home-based dialysis - Quality-of-Life outcomes favour older patients on peritoneal dialysis regimes relative to younger patients. J Adv Nurs 2014; 70:1902-14. [PMID: 24495288 DOI: 10.1111/jan.12355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To compare Quality of Life, anxiety and depression between older (≥65 years) and younger (<65 years) patients across automated peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. BACKGROUND There is a lack of studies as to whether the different peritoneal dialysis modalities confer similar outcomes in older and younger patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional. METHODS A total of 201 patients completed the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short-Form, World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Comorbidity and biochemical values were abstracted from medical records. RESULTS Older patients reported significantly better quality of life than younger patients in the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short-Form effects of kidney disease and patient satisfaction and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument overall Quality-of-Life/health despite worse clinical profile. Quality of life outcomes were comparable between automated peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis with the exception of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short-Form symptoms in favour of automated peritoneal dialysis. Levels of anxiety and depression were equivalent for older and younger patients across peritoneal dialysis modalities. The observed quality-of-life advantages for older patients persisted after case-mix adjustments and extended to more quality-of-life domains and depression and anxiety. CONCLUSION Our findings of superior quality of life in patients aged ≥ 65 support the expansion of peritoneal dialysis use in older patients. Patients across different age groups should be given non-biased information about both peritoneal dialysis modalities and individual preferences should be elicited and carefully considered by healthcare providers.
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- Konstadina Griva
- Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Amro A, Waldum B, Dammen T, Miaskowski C, Os I. Symptom clusters in patients on dialysis and their association with quality-of-life outcomes. J Ren Care 2014; 40:23-33. [PMID: 24438743 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients who are on dialysis report multiple symptoms. The aim of the study was to explore and identify symptom clusters (co-occurring symptoms) in patients on dialysis and their possible associations with depressive symptoms and health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) outcomes. METHODS In a cross-sectional study of 301 prevalent patients on dialysis, physical symptoms, depressive symptoms and HRQOL were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Kidney Disease and Quality-of-Life-Short Form version 1.3 (KDQOL-SF36) questionnaires. Symptom clusters were identified using principal component analysis with varimax rotation. Multivariate linear regression analyses were carried out to evaluate the relationships between symptom clusters and depressive symptoms and HRQOL outcomes. RESULTS The majority of patients (63.5%) rated their symptoms in the 'very much' to 'extremely bothersome' range, and 29.4% had significant depressive symptoms. Three symptom clusters were identified and were named uraemic (nausea, lack of appetite, dizziness/faintness, feeling squeezed out, shortness of breath, chest pain), neuromuscular (numbness in extremities, sore muscles, cramps) and skin (itching, dry skin) clusters. The three clusters were associated with BDI, physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores. After multiple adjustments, the uraemic and neuromuscular clusters remained independently associated with BDI and PCS scores and the uraemic and skin clusters with MCS scores. CONCLUSION The strong associations between symptom clusters and depressive symptoms and the physical and mental domains of HRQOL should lead to an increased focus on symptom-alleviating interventions. Additional research is warranted to determine whether treatment of symptom clusters rather than single symptoms will improve HRQOL.
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- Amin Amro
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Nephrology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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Preljevic VT, Østhus TBH, Os I, Sandvik L, Opjordsmoen S, Nordhus IH, Dammen T. Anxiety and depressive disorders in dialysis patients: association to health-related quality of life and mortality. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2013; 35:619-24. [PMID: 23896282 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2013.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between depressive/anxiety disorders (DAs), perceived health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mortality in dialysis patients. METHODS Patients were assessed for depressive and DAs with the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The HRQOL was assessed with the Medical Outcome Short Form 36 (MOS SF-36), and the Beck Depression Inventory and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were also applied. Sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory data were also collected. RESULTS Patients with depressive disorders reported more impaired HRQOL on four of the eight subscales, while those with a depressive disorder comorbid with DA reported more impairment on all MOS SF-36 subscales compared to those without any psychiatric disorder. During the observation period, 50% of those with depression, 28% of those with anxiety and 33% of patients with DA disorder died. A survival analysis did not indicate that patients with depressive or DAs had a higher mortality than patients without such disorders. CONCLUSION Dialysis patients with depressive disorders reported impaired HRQOL, whereas those with DAs did not. Patients with DA reported the most serious HRQOL impairment. No evidence was obtained to support the hypothesis that depressive and DAs contributed to compromised survival in dialysis patients. In patients with depression, DAs should also be assessed as they significantly contribute to impaired HRQOL.
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- Valjbona T Preljevic
- Department of Research and Development, Division for Mental Health and Addiction; Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo.
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Lægreid IK, Aasarød K, Bye A, Leivestad T, Jordhøy M. The impact of nutritional status, physical function, comorbidity and early versus late start in dialysis on quality of life in older dialysis patients. Ren Fail 2013; 36:9-16. [PMID: 24028283 DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2013.830206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND For the majority of the older patients in dialysis, the treatment will be lifelong. Thus, quality of life (QoL) is a crucial outcome. Our aim was to assess the QoL of older Norwegian dialysis patients and to investigate the impact of early (estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR ≥10 mL/min) versus late (eGFR <10 mL/min) start in dialysis, comorbidity, nutritional status and physical capacity. METHODS A self-report questionnaire including SF-36 (QoL) and the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA; nutritional status) was mailed to all patients (n = 320) ≥75 years registered in the Norwegian Renal Registry (NRR) as being in dialysis by September 2009. Reply was received from 233 patients (73%). Medical data including comorbidities and eGFR at dialysis start (obtained for 194 patients) were retrieved from the NRR. Functional capacity was determined from the SGA. RESULTS Compared to reports from younger dialysis patients, our patients scored poorer on all SF-36 subscales. Early start in dialysis was registered for 52 patients, 142 patients started late, 51.4% were well nourished (SGA A), 32.3% moderately malnourished (SGA B) and 16.4% were severely malnourished (SGA C). No significant association between any SF-36 scores and early versus late start, nutritional status or comorbidity was found. Better physical function was significantly associated with better scores on all SF-36 scales. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that physical function is important to all QoL aspects. Increased focus on physical rehabilitation seems pertinent. Early start of dialysis treatment was not associated with better long term QoL scores.
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- Inger Karin Lægreid
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU , Trondheim , Norway
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Brekke FB, Waldum B, Amro A, Østhus TBH, Dammen T, Gudmundsdottir H, Os I. Self-perceived quality of sleep and mortality in Norwegian dialysis patients. Hemodial Int 2013; 18:87-94. [DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Nephrology; Oslo University Hospital Ullevål; Oslo Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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- Department of Nephrology; Oslo University Hospital Ullevål; Oslo Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Nephrology; Oslo University Hospital Ullevål; Oslo Norway
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van Dijk S, van den Beukel TO, Kaptein AA, Honig A, le Cessie S, Siegert CE, Boeschoten EW, Krediet RT, Dekker FW. How baseline, new-onset, and persistent depressive symptoms are associated with cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality in incident patients on chronic dialysis. J Psychosom Res 2013; 74:511-7. [PMID: 23731749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Depressive symptoms are associated with mortality among patients on chronic dialysis therapy. It is currently unknown how different courses of depressive symptoms are associated with both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality. METHODS In a Dutch prospective nation-wide cohort study among incident patients on chronic dialysis, 1077 patients completed the Mental Health Inventory, both at 3 and 12months after starting dialysis. Cox regression models were used to calculate crude and adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for mortality for patients with depressive symptoms at 3months only (baseline only), at 12months only (new-onset), and both at 3 and 12months (persistent), using patients without depressive symptoms at 3 and 12months as reference group. RESULTS Depressive symptoms at baseline only seemed to be a strong marker for non-cardiovascular mortality (HRadj 1.91, 95% CI 1.26-2.90), whereas cardiovascular mortality was only moderately increased (HRadj 1.41, 95% CI 0.85-2.33). In contrast, new-onset depressive symptoms were moderately associated with both cardiovascular (HRadj 1.66, 95% CI 1.06-2.58) and non-cardiovascular mortality (HRadj 1.46, 95% CI 0.97-2.20). Among patients with persistent depressive symptoms, a poor survival was observed due to both cardiovascular (HRadj 2.14, 95% CI 1.42-3.24) and non-cardiovascular related mortality (HRadj 1.76, 95% CI 1.20-2.59). CONCLUSION This study showed that different courses of depressive symptoms were associated with a poor survival after the start of dialysis. In particular, temporary depressive symptoms at the start of dialysis may be a strong marker for non-cardiovascular mortality, whereas persistent depressive symptoms were associated with both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular mortality.
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- Sandra van Dijk
- Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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OBJECTIVE Depressive symptoms seem to pose a risk factor for mortality among patients on dialysis. It is currently unknown whether the association is only short-lived and whether associations over time depend on specific causes of mortality. METHODS In a prospective nationwide cohort study, 1528 patients with end-stage renal disease starting on dialysis completed the Mental Health Inventory. Patients were observed up to 5 years or until the end of follow-up in April 2011. Cox regression analyses were used to calculate associations between depressive symptoms and short-term (0-6 months), medium-term (6-24 months), or long-term (24-60 months) cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality. RESULTS The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) was 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08-1.88) for cardiovascular mortality and 2.07 (95% CI = 1.62-2.64) for noncardiovascular mortality. Depressive symptoms posed a strong risk factor for noncardiovascular mortality at the short term (HR = 2.82, 95% CI = 1.58-5.05), medium term (HR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.40-3.09), and long term (HR = 1.84, 95% CI = 1.26-2.69), whereas the association between depressive symptoms and cardiovascular mortality was not observed during the first 6 months of follow-up (HR = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.49-2.15). CONCLUSIONS Depressive symptoms at the start of dialysis therapy are associated with short-, medium-, and long-term mortality. The cause-specific mortality risk over time may help clinicians to understand multifactorial causes of the association between depressive symptoms and survival.
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Nutritional problems, overhydration and the association with quality of life in elderly dialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol 2012; 44:1885-92. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-012-0280-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Aversa LH, Stoddard JA, Doran NM, Au S, Chow B, McFall M, Saxon A, Baker DG. PTSD and depression as predictors of physical health-related quality of life in tobacco-dependent veterans. J Psychosom Res 2012; 73:185-90. [PMID: 22850258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Smoking, depression and PTSD are related to poor physical health outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Previous studies examining the effects of quitting smoking on HRQoL have been mixed. This study aimed to examine the effects of PTSD, depressive symptoms and smoking cessation on HRQoL in a sample receiving treatment for PTSD. METHOD This study utilized archival interview and self-report data from a clinical trial (VA Cooperative Study 519) that recruited tobacco dependent veterans with chronic PTSD (N=943). RESULTS Analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modeling and indicated that PTSD and depressive symptoms differentially affected the various physical health status domains. Additionally, quitting smoking was associated with better self-perceived health status and social functioning. CONCLUSION Our findings further explain the interrelationships of PTSD, depression, and smoking in the prediction of physical HRQoL and advocate the importance of integrated care.
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- Laura H Aversa
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Dr.151, San Diego, CA 92161, USA
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Osthus TBH, von der Lippe N, Ribu L, Rustøen T, Leivestad T, Dammen T, Os I. Health-related quality of life and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes on dialysis. BMC Nephrol 2012; 13:78. [PMID: 22863310 PMCID: PMC3483202 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-13-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background This study tests the hypotheses that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in prevalent dialysis patients with diabetes is lower than in dialysis patients without diabetes, and is at least as poor as diabetic patients with another severe complication, i.e. foot ulcers. This study also explores the mortality risk associated with diabetes in dialysis patients. Methods HRQOL was assessed using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), in a cross-sectional study of 301 prevalent dialysis patients (26% with diabetes), and compared with diabetic patients not on dialysis (n = 221), diabetic patients with foot ulcers (n = 127), and a sample of the general population (n = 5903). Mortality risk was assessed using a Kaplan-Meier plot and Cox proportional hazards analysis. Results Self-assessed vitality, general and mental health, and physical function were significantly lower in dialysis patients with diabetes than in those without. Vitality (p = 0.011) and general health (p <0.001) was impaired in diabetic patients receiving dialysis compared to diabetic patients with foot ulcers, but other subscales did not differ. Diabetes was a significant predictor for mortality in dialysis patients, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.6 (95% CI 1.0-2.5) after adjustment for age, dialysis vintage and coronary artery disease. Mental aspects of HRQOL were an independent predictor of mortality in diabetic patients receiving dialysis after adjusting for age and dialysis vintage (HR 2.2, 95% CI 1.0-5.0). Conclusions Physical aspects of HRQOL were perceived very low in dialysis patients with diabetes, and lower than in other dialysis patients and diabetic patients without dialysis. Mental aspects predicted mortality in dialysis patients with diabetes. Increased awareness and measures to assist physical function impairment may be particularly important in diabetes patients on dialysis.
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Preljevic VT, Østhus TBH, Sandvik L, Opjordsmoen S, Nordhus IH, Os I, Dammen T. Screening for anxiety and depression in dialysis patients: comparison of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. J Psychosom Res 2012; 73:139-44. [PMID: 22789418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2011] [Revised: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although anxiety and depression are frequent comorbid disorders in dialysis patients, they remain underrecognized and often untreated. The aim of the study was to evaluate the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and a truncated version of the BDI, the Cognitive Depression Index (CDI), as screening tools for anxiety and depression in dialysis patients. METHODS A total of 109 participants (69.7% males), from four dialysis centers, completed the self-report symptom scales HADS and BDI. Depression and anxiety disorders were diagnosed with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I). The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value, overall agreement, kappa and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were assessed. RESULTS Depressive disorders were found in 22% of the patients based on the SCID-I, while anxiety disorders occurred in 17%. The optimal screening cut-off score for depression was ≥ 7 for the HADS depression subscale (HADS-D), ≥ 14 for the HADS-total, ≥ 11 for the CDI and ≥ 17 for the BDI. The optimal screening cut-off for anxiety was ≥ 6 for the HADS anxiety subscale (HADS-A) and ≥ 14 for the HADS-total. At cut-offs commonly used in clinical practice for depression screening (HADS-D: 8; BDI: 16), the BDI performed slightly better than HADS-D. CONCLUSION The BDI, CDI and HADS demonstrated acceptable performance as screening tools for depression, as did the HADS-A for anxiety, in our sample of dialysis patients. The recommended cut-off scores for each instrument were: ≥ 17 for BDI, ≥ 11 for CDI, ≥ 7 for HADS depression subscale, ≥ 6 for HADS anxiety subscale and ≥ 14 for HADS total. The CDI did not perform better than the BDI in our study. Lower cut-off for the HADS-A than recommended in medically ill patients may be considered when screening for anxiety in dialysis patients.
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Østhus TBH, Preljevic VT, Sandvik L, Leivestad T, Nordhus IH, Dammen T, Os I. Mortality and health-related quality of life in prevalent dialysis patients: Comparison between 12-items and 36-items short-form health survey. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2012; 10:46. [PMID: 22559816 PMCID: PMC3464967 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-10-46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To assess health- related quality of life (HRQOL) with SF-12 and SF-36 and compare their abilities to predict mortality in chronic dialysis patients, after adjusting for traditional risk factors. METHODS The Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) with the embedded SF-12 was applied in 301 dialysis patients cross-sectionally. Physical and mental component summary (PCS-36, MCS-36, PCS-12, and MCS-12) scores were calculated. Clinical and demographic data were collected. Mortality (followed for up to 4.5 years) was analyzed with Kaplan Meier plots and Cox proportional hazards, after censoring for renal transplantation. Exclusion factors were observation time <2 months (n = 21) and missing component summary scores (n = 10 for SF-36; n = 28 for SF-12), thus 252 patient were included in the analyses. RESULTS In 252 patients (60.2 ± 15.5 years, 65.9% males, dialysis vintage 9.0, IQR 5.0-23.0 months), mortality during follow-up was 33.7%.(85 deaths). Significant correlations were observed between PCS-36 and PCS-12 (ρ = 0.93, p < 0.001) and between MCS-36 and MCS-12 (ρ = 0.95, p < 0.001). Mortality rate was highest in patients in the lowest quartile of PCS-12 (χ² = 15.3, p = 0.002) and PCS-36 (χ² = 16.7, p = 0.001). MCS was not associated with mortality. Adjusted hazard ratios for mortality were 2.5 (95% CI 1.0-6.3, PCS-12) and 2.7 (1.1 - 6.4, PCS-36) for the lowest compared with the highest ("best perceived") quartile of PCS. CONCLUSION Compromised HRQOL is an independent predictor of poor outcome in dialysis patients. The SF-12 provided similar predictions of mortality as SF-36, and may serve as an applicable clinical tool because it requires less time to complete.
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Østhus TBH, Preljevic V, Sandvik L, Dammen T, Os I. Renal transplant acceptance status, health-related quality of life and depression in dialysis patients. J Ren Care 2011; 38:98-106. [PMID: 21917125 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2011.00254.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and depression in chronic dialysis patients, accepted (n = 122) or rejected (n = 93) for renal transplantation (Tx), were compared, whereas dialysis patients with pending acceptance status (n = 86) were followed for a median time of 3.6 years to assess whether HRQOL or depression predicted the likelihood of receiving a transplant. Clinical significant depression was present in 30% of the study patients. Less depression and better HRQOL were associated with being on the waiting list for Tx after adjusting for comorbidity, age, gender and dialysis vintage. During follow-up, 55% of the dialysis patients in the group with pending acceptance were transplanted. The likelihood of receiving a renal graft was based on comorbidity and not on impaired HRQOL or depression. Follow-up studies should investigate whether improved renal health after Tx translates into further improvement of HRQOL and less depression. Whether clinical depression and impaired HRQOL will impact graft survival needs to be explored.
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Psychiatric disorders, body mass index and C-reactive protein in dialysis patients. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2011; 33:454-61. [PMID: 21831445 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to identify the prevalence of depression, anxiety and somatoform disorders in dialysis patients according to dialysis modality and to compare dialysis patients with and without psychiatric comorbidity regarding clinical characteristics, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and markers of nutrition and inflammation. METHODS One hundred and nine patients were assessed for depression, anxiety and somatoform disorder with the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. The Short Form 36 was used. Sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected. RESULTS About one third, 30.3%, had a current psychiatric disorder regardless of dialysis modality (depression, 22%; anxiety, 17%; somatoform disorders, 1%), and these reported more impairment on HRQoL dimensions. In the multivariate analysis, significant correlations between psychiatric comorbidity and C-reactive protein (CRP≥6 mmol/L) [odds ratio (OR), 3.6; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.3-9.9; P=.015] and body mass index (BMI≤21 kg/m(2)) (OR, 4.2; 95% CI, 1.4-12.7; P=.011) were observed. CONCLUSION Depressive and anxiety disorders were common in dialysis patients and were associated with impaired HRQoL, while prevalence of somatoform disorders was low. A strong correlation between psychiatric comorbidity, CRP and BMI indicates that special attention should be given to patients with CRP≥6 mmol/L and BMI≤21 kg/m(2).
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