Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Authors

  • Marília Pilotto de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Luciana Kusumota Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Vanderlei José Haas Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • Rita de Cássia Helú Mendonça Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
  • Sueli Marques Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Graziella Allana Serra Alves de Oliveira Oller Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0786.2687

Abstract

Objective: to characterize deaths that occurred, and the association between socio-demographic, clinical, laboratory variables and health-related quality of life and the outcome of death in patients on peritoneal dialysis, over a two year period after an initial assessment. Method: observational, prospective population study with 82 patients on peritoneal dialysis. The instruments used for the first stage of data collection were the mini-mental state examination, a sociodemographic, economic, clinical and laboratory questionnaire and the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form. After two years, data for characterization and occurrence of death in the period were collected. The relative risk of death outcome was calculated through statistical analysis; the risk of death was estimated by the survival Kaplan-Meier curve, and determined predictors of death by the Cox Proportional Hazards Model. Results: of the 82 original participants, 23 had as an outcome death within two years. The increased risk for the outcome of death was associated with a lower mean score of health-related quality of life in the physical functioning domain. Conclusion: the worst health-related quality of life in the physical functioning domain, could be considered a predictor of death.

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Published

2016-01-01

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Vol. 24 (2016)

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Original Articles

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Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis . (2016). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 24, e2794-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0786.2687