caa a22 4500 475846680 CHVBK 20180406123916.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008918609281 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008918609281 Quality of life at the initiation of maintenance dialysis treatment - a comparison between the SF-36 and the KDQ questionnaires [Elektronische Daten] [J.F.R. Neto, M.B. Ferraz, M. Cendoroglo, S. Draibe, L. Yu, R. Sesso] Objective: To evaluate the construct validity of the Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and to assess the quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at the initiation of maintenance dialysis treatment. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Eight ambulatory dialysis units in São Paulo city, Brazil. Study participants: Eighty ESRD patients at the initiation of chronic dialysis program and consecutively accepted for treatment in selected units in 1998. Main outcome measures: Quality of life as measured by the dimensions of the SF-36 questionnaire. The 'sKidney Disease Questionnaire' was used in a subgroup of patients to evaluate the validity of the SF-36. Results: Median (range) scores of the SF-36 dimensions (ranging from 0 to 100, higher scores representing better quality of life) were: Physical Function 70 (0-100), Role Limitations due to Physical Problems 25 (0-100), Bodily Pain 62 (0-100), General Health 57 (5-100), Vitality 55 (10-100), Social Function 63 (0-100), Role Limitations due to Emotional Problems 34 (0-100) and Mental Health 68 (0-100). SF-36 dimensions correlated significantly with those of the 'sKidney Disease Questionnaire' (correlation coefficients ranging from 0.23 to 0.68). Conclusions: The SF-36 was shown to have construct validity when used in patients with ESRD in Brazil. The quality of life of ESRD patients is impaired at the initiation of dialysis treatment and this was clearly evidenced in the Role Limitations due to Physical Function and Emotional Function items. Greater attention should be given to interventions that could improve the quality of life parameters at the initiation of dialysis treatment. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Dialysis nationallicence End-stage renal disease nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence SF-36 nationallicence Neto J.F.R. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut Ferraz M.B. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut Cendoroglo M. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut Draibe S. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut Yu L. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut Sesso R. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/1(2000-02-01), 101-107 0962-9343 9:1<101 2000 9 11136 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008918609281 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008918609281 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Neto J.F.R. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ferraz M.B. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cendoroglo M. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Draibe S. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yu L. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sesso R. Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiolgy Unit, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/1(2000-02-01), 101-107 0962-9343 9:1<101 2000 9 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer