title: Quality of life among diabetic and non-diabetic patients on maintenance haemodialysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the quality of life of end stage renal disease (ESRD) diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case-control study of 54 diabetic and 60 non-diabetic patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis. All subjects completed the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) version 1.3 questionnaire as well as the SF-36 Health Survey (SF-36).
  
  
  RESULTS
  When compared to the control non-diabetic group, physical health was significantly impaired in diabetic dialysis patients (P<0.005) and staff encouragement was significantly worse (P<0.05). In both groups, all other compounds of the SF-46 and variables related to kidney disease were similar.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To improve diabetic haemodialysis patients' quality of life, physical activity should be incorporated to the routine dialysis care and health care professionals should support them more intensively.
authors.affiliation: Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Diabetology and Nephrology, Silesian University of Medicine, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gumprecht
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zelobowska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gosek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zywiec
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adamski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grzeszczak
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires