Open AccessHealth-related Quality of Life in CKD Patients
Author(s) -
Salim Mujais,
Kenneth Story,
John R. Brouillette,
Tomoko Takano,
Steven D. Soroka,
Catherine Franek,
David C. Mendelssohn,
Frederic O. Finkelstein
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05541008
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , quality of life (healthcare) , dialysis , heart failure , nephrology , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , population , myocardial infarction , cohort , physical therapy , cohort study , endocrinology , nursing , environmental health
Very few large-scale studies have investigated the determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients not on dialysis or the evolution of HRQOL over time.