Comparative Study of Quality of Life between End- Stage Renal Disease Patients Treated with Dialysis and Those Treated with Kidney Transplantation at Kidney Clinic King Chulalongkorn memorial Hospital
Abstract:
Background : End- stage renal disease (ESRD) has become the common and important problem in public health of Thailand.At the present, there are two main medical treatments: 1) hemodialysis (HD), continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD);and 2) kidney transplantation (KT).Each treatment has impact on the patients quality of life (QOL). Previous comparative studies about QOL of patients between the two treatment methods were inconclusive; yet there is no such study in Thailand. Objectives : To compare the QOL between patients with HD or CAPD and those with KT at Kidney Clinic, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Design : Descriptive study. Setting : Kidney clinic, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Materials and Methods : The samples consisted of 100 HD or CAPD patients and 100 KT patients attending at Kidney Clinic, Department of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during September-December 2016. The measure 1) Demographic data form, 2) World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Thai, (WHOQOL-BREF-THAI), 3) Thai Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Thai HADS), 4) Social Support Questionnaire, and 5) The Barthel Activity of Daily Living Index (The Barthel ADL Index). Statistics used to analyze data were percentage, mean, and standard deviation, chi-square test, independent t-test, logistic regression. Results : The comparative study of QOL between patients with HD/CAPD and those with KT showed that QOL of KT patients were higher than those of HD/CAPD in all domains and in general; especially in the psychological health domain, social relationships domain and in general. The good level of QOL in general of patients with KT was 51% and the average score of QOL 96.25 ± 12.18 while that of those with HD/CAPD was 14% and the average score of QOL 82.21 ± 13.49 The factors associated to two groups of patients were high education, adequate economic status, illness duration above 4 years, and high levels of social support. Conclusion : QOL of KT patients were higher than those of HD/CAPD in all domains and in general; especially in the psychological health domain, social relationships domain and in general. And factors found in this study can help to improve the patients QOL. The results of this study will be beneficial for promoting patients QOL.