title: Outcome assessment of the Ministry of Health Malaysia dialysis programme.
abstract: We describe the outcomes on haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) provided by the Ministry of Health (MOH). The assessment was based on data from the Malaysian Dialysis Registry on 2480 HD and 732 CAPD patients who commenced dialysis between 1980 and 1996. Young patients (age < 40) have remarkable long term survival (life expectancies of 16 years on HD, 18 years on CAPD). Adjusting for background mortality, relative survival of older patients was as good as younger ones. Diabetics did poorly. 52% of HD and 26% of CAPD patients were employed in 1996. 71% of HD patients scored 10(normal) on QL index (a measure of quality of life) while 60% of CAPD patients have similar score. Differences in rehabilitation and QL index scores by age, gender and diabetes were also observed. Outcomes of dialysis in the MOH programme are reassuring.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: T O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Y N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Singam
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Morad
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Suleiman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rozina
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Hooi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shaariah
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Loo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000592:standards*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000592:standards*; D016019:Survival Analysis