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February 14, 2013Renal FailureOpen Access

No significant differences were found in physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores between PD and HD groups (p > 0.05).

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Why the study?

Does peritoneal dialysis compared to hemodialysis improve quality of life in Chinese dialysis patients?

Population

190 Chinese patients who received peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis for more than 3 months

Comparison

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) vs Hemodialysis (HD)

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

FWFenQin WuLCLi CuiXGXiaoxia Gao

Discussion

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Overview

Similar overall QoL between PD and HD; leaves open domain-specific effects or longitudinal outcomes in Chinese patients.

Structured PICO

Does peritoneal dialysis compared to hemodialysis improve quality of life in Chinese dialysis patients?

P
Population
190 Chinese patients who received peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis for more than 3 months
I
Intervention
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)
C
Comparator
Hemodialysis (HD)
O
Outcome
Quality of life assessed by SF-36 (Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary)patient reported

There is no significant difference in overall physical and mental quality of life between peritoneal and hemodialysis patients in China, though specific domain scores vary.

Cite This Study

Wu et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e8e5d358787acda4f75dehttps://doi.org/10.3109/0886022x.2013.766573
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