title: Quality of life in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Quality of life (QoL) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is an important outcome for both physicians and patients in selecting dialysis modality. We conducted a comparison between regular maintenance hemodiaylsis and regular peritoneal dialysis patients in two tertiary referral hospitals in King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. We hypothesize that there might be cultural and socioeconomic factors modifying QoL in dialysis patients.
  
  
  
  Cross-sectional study on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients.
  
  
  
  Two hundred dialysis patients participated in the study, one hundred in each group of dialysis modality, from July 2007 to July 2008. We used a cross-sectional design and collected the date using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQoL SF) questionnaire.
  
  
  
  Patients in both groups had similar sociodemographic characteristics (age, marital status, and education). Mean age (SD) in the hemodialysis group was 47.5 (13.8) years and 51.0 (13.5) years in the peritoneal dialysis group. Males represented 53% and 43%, respectively. Mean duration of dialysis was 77.2 (75.5) months in the hemodialysis group and 34.1 (26.9) months in the peritoneal dialysis group. The mean (SD) score was 49.5 (13.7) in the hemodialysis group and 61.3 (12.4) in the peritoneal dialysis group. QoL mean scores were significantly higher among peritoneal dialysis in all domains and in the total QoL, with the exception of the score of physical QoL, which was higher in the hemodialysis patients, compared to peritoneal dialysis patients, although the difference was not statistically significant. Multiple regression analysis indicated that hemodialysis was a negative predictor of QoL score, compared to peritoneal dialysis. Also, age, male gender, and dialysis duration were negative predictors of QoL score.
  
  
  
  In the unique culture of Saudi Arabia, peritoneal dialysis patients have better QoL, compared to hemodialysis patients, validating the findings of research reports from other countries.
authors: Department of Medicine, Nephrology Unit, King Saud University, Department of Medicine (38) P.O. Box 2925 Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia. jwakeel@ksu.edu.sa
authors: Jamal
authors: J
authors: Al Wakeel
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Al Harbi
authors: Magda
authors: M
authors: Bayoumi
authors: Karaem
authors: K
authors: Al-Suwaida
authors: Mohammed
authors: M
authors: Al Ghonaim
authors: Adel
authors: A
authors: Mishkiry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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