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Older age, longer dialysis vintage, lower hemoglobin, diabetes mellitus, unemployment, and lower educational attainment are independent predictors of reduced health-related quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and identify sociodemographic and clinical determinants of reduced quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.

August 31, 2026INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH & MEDICAL RESEARCHOpen Access

Quality of Life Outcomes in a Hemodialysis Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study

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MSMaitham Abed ShawwatUniversity of Baghdad MJMarwa Karim JabrUniversity of Baghdad

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant impairments in quality of life among hemodialysis patients, highlighting anemia and unemployment as key modifiable targets.

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To measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and identify sociodemographic and clinical determinants of reduced quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.
Enrolled 261 patients on maintenance hemodialysis at a tertiary care center between January and December 2025.
Assessed HRQoL using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF™ version 1.3) alongside medical records and patient interviews.
Analyzed data using descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way ANOVA, and multiple linear regression.
The overall mean KDQOL-SF score was 52.37 ± 11.84, with a physical component summary of 41.28 ± 8.94, mental component summary of 46.75 ± 11.23, and disease burden scoring lowest at 38.56 ± 12.47.
Multiple linear regression identified older age (β = -0.28, p < 0.001), longer dialysis vintage (β = -0.19, p = 0.008), lower hemoglobin (β = 0.22, p = 0.002), diabetes mellitus (β = -0.21, p = 0.003), unemployment (β = -0.24, p < 0.001), and lower educational attainment (β = 0.18, p = 0.011) as independent predictors of lower HRQoL.

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Shawwat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a956cd5f20e493292a74edb https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22171980

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Cross-sectional study reveals significant impairments in quality of life among hemodialysis patients, highlighting anemia and unemployment as key modifiable targets.

Quality of Life Outcomes in a Hemodialysis Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Quality of Life Outcomes in a Hemodialysis Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study

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