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Assessment of Quality of Life among Children with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Arwa M El Shafei1, Ibrahim Soliman Hegazy1, Fatina Ibrahim Fadel2

  • 1Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Journal of Environmental and Public Health
|October 12, 2018
PubMed

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Children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience significantly lower quality of life compared to healthy peers. Treatment modalities for ESRD negatively impact all life quality aspects, necessitating integrated assessment and management.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Health Outcomes Research
  • Quality of Life Studies

Background:

  • Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a crucial metric for evaluating healthcare interventions and disease burden.
  • Assessing HRQoL provides insights into patient well-being beyond clinical outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the quality of life in children diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
  • To compare the HRQoL of children with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis or renal transplantation against healthy controls.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 55 children with ESRD and 86 healthy controls.
  • The PedsQL™ Inventory (versions 4 and 3 for ESRD) was utilized for parent/child reports on quality of life.

Main Results:

  • Children with ESRD reported significantly lower overall quality of life (mean score 58.4) compared to controls (mean score 86.8).
  • All domains of quality of life were adversely affected in children with ESRD.
  • The renal transplantation group showed a moderate positive correlation between child and parent quality of life scores.

Conclusions:

  • End-stage renal disease and its treatments substantially impair all aspects of quality of life in children.
  • Integrating quality of life assessment and management into clinical practice for pediatric ESRD patients is highly recommended.
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