FACTORS AFFECTING HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTSIN NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
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Objective: Analysis of some factors affecting the health-related quality of life of children with end-stage renal disease. Subjects and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Using the PedsQL ESRD 3.0 module to assess the quality of life in 50 patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing renal replacement therapy at the National Children's Hospital. Results: Quality of life scores onthe family and peer interaction scale (76.67 ± 21.36) and perceived physical appearance scale (71.26 ± 26.74) were lower than in other scales. Quality of life scores of the following patients is lower than that of others: female patients, patients who live in rural areas, patients whose parents have stopped their work to stay at home, anemia patients, short-stature patients, and malnourished patients. Quality of life score of kidney transplant patients (91.76 ± 6.76) was higher than hemodialysis patients (70.4 ± 8.7) and peritoneal dialysis patients (77.84 ± 11.58). Conclusions: Patients with end-stage renal disease find it most difficult to interact with family and friends and are affected by changes in physical appearance. Female patients, in rural areas, whose parents had to stay home from work had a lower quality of life. Complications of anemia, malnutrition, and short stature have a negative impact on the patient's quality of life. Kidney transplant patients had a better quality of life than the other two groups
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End-stage renal disease, quality of life, pediatric
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