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Table 5 Scores on Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (kidney-disease-targeted scale)

From: Influence of unstable psychological condition on the quality of life of hemodialysis patients

 

Stable group

Anxiety/depression group

p value

Symptoms and problems

88.06 ± 10.45

84.24 ± 18.65

0.2922

Effects of kidney disease

88.22 ± 12.45

80.94 ± 18.55

0.0384

Burden of kidney disease

50.51 ± 27.77

48.31 ± 32.83

0.1443

Work status

22.97 ± 25.26

22.81 ± 27.37

0.4846

Cognitive function

95.68 ± 10.09

90.45 ± 18.52

0.0358

Quality of social interaction

96.40 ± 6.21

88.83 ± 21.99

0.1350

Sleep

81.76 ± 18.09

78.71 ± 19.93

0.0841

Social support

86.91 ± 16.76

81.51 ± 22.81

0.0183

Dialysis staff encouragement

77.03 ± 15.45

72.29 ± 18.94

0.3931

Patient satisfaction with dialysis care

86.48 ± 11.68

80.90 ± 19.13

0.1956