Why the study?
Does haemodialysis compared to peritoneal dialysis affect quality of life in chronic dialysis patients?
Population
505 chronic dialysis patients from 19 centres in western Switzerland
Comparison
Haemodialysis (HD) vs Peritoneal dialysis (PD)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Similar QOL between HD and PD warrants no modality preference; cross-sectional data leave open causal effects on activity restriction.
Does haemodialysis compared to peritoneal dialysis affect quality of life in chronic dialysis patients?
Quality of life is equally diminished in patients on chronic haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, with pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression having the highest impact.
Wasserfallen et al. (2004) studied this question.
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