Quality of life in heamodialysis patients with residual renal function

Abstract

Health related quality of life (HRQoL) has become increasingly common in recent years as an important indicator of health and well-being, mortality ,hospitalization and fundamental criterion in the appraisal of effectiveness of medical treatment.

Quality of life is a multidimentional construct with physical,mental,social and economic components that is related to the individuals perception of his or her position in life.QoL is related to patient mortality and morbidity.In some cases,QoL measures have been used to predict poor outcomes.

Patients undergoing maintenance HD have a progressively loss of RRF ,Short-term morbidity and mortality are significantly higher in patients lost RRF,and these patients frequently die before the development of long –term complications of dialysis.

HD patients without preserved RRF often have poor short-term clinical outcome, greater mortality ,greater hospitalization rate, more significant malnutrition and health related quality of life.