Women on hemodialysis have lower self-reported health-related quality of life scores but better survival than men

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 366-374

  Peng, Yu Sen ^a   Huang, Jenq Wen ^b   Hung, Kuan Yu ^b   Lin, Bing Shi ^c   Lin, Chien Yu ^d   Yang, Chwei Shiun ^e   Chen, Tzen Wen ^f   Hsia, Ching Chih ^g   Chen, Da Lung ^g   Hsu, Wen Ding ^g   Chang, Chao Fu ^g   Kwan Dun, Wu ^b   Lin, Ru Ping ^h   Tsai, Tun Jun ^b   Chen, Wang Yu ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h Da Chien General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Hemodialysis; Mortality; Quality of life; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL COMPONENT SCALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; PAIN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL COMPONENT SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877314261     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/jn.5000153     Document Type: Article

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