Health-Related Quality of Life in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

Health-Related Quality of Life in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

Evidence for Improving Patient Care and Outcomes Supplement to the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, November 2004

DOPPS Background

Introduction

Associations with Mortality and Hospitalization (1)

Figure 1(a). Adjusted Relative Risk of Death and Hospitalization by Physical Component Summary Score, with Adjustment for Albumin

Figure 1(b). Adjusted Relative Risk of Death and Hospitalization by Mental Component Summary Score, with Adjustment for Albumin

Figure 1(c). Adjusted RR of Death and Hospitalization by Kidney Disease Component Summary Score, with Adjustment for Albumin

Associations with Mortality and Hospitalization (2)

Figure 2(a). Frequency of Depressive Symptoms and Mortality Risk

Figure 2(b). Frequency of Depressive Symptoms and Hospitalization Risk

International Variations in HRQOL Scores

Table 1(a). Adjusted HRQOL Scores

Table 1(b). Adjusted HRQOL Scores

HRQOL and Ethnicity

Table 2(a). Adjusted Relative Risk of Death Per 5-Point Lower Score for HRQOL Summary Scores, US, by Ethnicity

Table 2(b). Adjusted Relative Risk of Hospitalization Per 5-Point Lower Score for HRQOL Summary Scores, US, by Ethnicity

Conclusion

Selected References

Acknowledgments