Evaluation of psychological distress using the K6 in patients on chronic hemodialysis

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate psychological distress in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Subjects and methods A total of 72 patients on chronic hemodialysis were enrolled in this study. We evaluated psychological distress by using the K6 questionnaire, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by using the EQ-5D questionnaire, and clinical parameters. Among the 72 patients, we also evaluated changes in K6 scores in 58 patients at 1-year follow-up. Results The mean K6 score was 3.7 ± 3.7 and 2 subjects (2.8 %) were defined as having psychological distress. K6 scores were significantly correlated with body fat percentage, albumin level, and EQ-5D scores in total subjects. K6 scores were also significantly and negatively correlated with EQ-5D scores in men and women. In the 1-year follow-up group, changes in K6 scores were weakly and negatively correlated with changes in EQ-5D scores. Conclusion Psychological distress was closely associated with HRQOL in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Coping strategies for psychological distress might be useful in improving HRQOL in patients on hemodialysis..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Environmental health and preventive medicine - 20(2015), 2 vom: März, Seite 102-107

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Katayama, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]
Miyatake, Nobuyuki [VerfasserIn]
Nishi, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Hiroo [VerfasserIn]
Uzike, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Sakano, Noriko [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Keiko [VerfasserIn]
Koumoto, Kiichi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EQ-5D questionnaire
HRQOL
Hemodialysis
K6 questionnaire
Psychological distress

doi:

10.1007/s12199-014-0432-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2074988338