Quality of life in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity8 @entity298 @entity740
BACKGROUND: The evaluation of health-related quality of life (QOL) in @entity740 intends to quantify its consequences, according to the @entity1   s subjective perception. AIM: To evaluate the health-related QOL in four groups of @entity1 followed at our Nephrology Department: @entity740 ( @entity740 ) stages 1-4, kidney transplant (KT), haemodialysis (HD) and @entity298 ( @entity298 ) @entity1 . @entity1 AND METHODS: Thirty @entity1 with @entity740 stages 1-4 and 30 KT @entity1 were randomly selected. All @entity1 from our Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Units with capacity to answer the inquiry (37 and 14, respectively) were also selected. The instruments applied were the SF-36 and KDQOL-SF 1.3. RESULTS: The four groups presented better results in the <Social Functioning > scale (77.68    18.46 in @entity298 ; 74.17    29.53 in KT; 66.81    31.39 in @entity740 1-4; 62.16    32.84 in HD; p = 0.192). The lowest results appeared in the <General Health> scale (39.92    19.12 in @entity740 ; 45.95    21.56 in HD; 47.13    23.15 in KT; 51.79    18.89 in @entity298 ; p = 0.321). Peritoneal dialysis @entity1 achieved the best results in the Physical Health Component, but this difference disappeared after adjustment to confounding factors. Age, gender and haemoglobin level were the variables related with QOL. However, @entity298 @entity1 obtained better scores comparing to HD @entity1 in the following KDQOL-SF scales: <Effects of @entity8 >, <Burden of @entity8 > and < @entity1 satisfaction> (p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Health-related QOL was better in @entity298 @entity1 comparing to haemodialysis @entity1 in specific scales of @entity740 . Age, gender and haemoglobin level interfered with health-related QOL.
