title: [Comparing quality of life in dialysis patients and patients after kidney transplantation: a questionnaire survey].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the study was to determine and compare quality of life in patients with chronic kidney failure treated with dialysis and those after kidney transplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The group comprised 199 patients with chronic kidney failure (99 dialysis patients and 100 patients after kidney transplantation). Data were collected using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for assessing quality of life. Patients after kidney transplantation had statistically significantly higher quality of life scores in all domains than dialysis patients (p < 0.001). When compared with the general population, patients after transplantation showed lower quality of life only in the physical health domain (p < 0.001) and separate item measuring satisfaction with health (p < 0.01). Dialysis patients had lower quality of life than the normal population in all domains and separate items, the only exception being the environment domain(p < 0.001). Dialysis patients quality of life significantly decreased in all domains with time from the initiation of dialysis therapy (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Information about QoL of patients with renal failure treated by different approaches may help both doctors and patients and their families when making decisions about therapy selection.
authors.forename: Radka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bužgová
authors.forename: Štěpánka
authors.initials: Š
authors.lastname: Šmotková
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires