Table 1: Scores obtained for the KDQOL-SFTM questionnaire applied to Chronic HD Patients in Taiwan.
Values for all dimensions vary from 0 to 100 (best quality of life). 43 hemodialysis patients completed the questionnaire.
Dimension | Mean±SD | Minimum-Maximum |
General health | 40.83±19.03 | 5-95 |
Physical functioning | 67.00±29.61 | 0-100 |
Role limitations--physical | 43.33±44.01 | 0-100 |
Role limitations--emotional | 63.33±45.78 | 0-100 |
Pain | 67.67±30.06 | 10-100 |
Social function | 70.00±29.10 | 0-100 |
Emotional well-being | 61.33±22.19 | 16-96 |
Energy/fatigue | 48.17±22.30 | 10-85 |
Burden of kidney disease | 36.46±20.44 | 6.25-81.25 |
Cognitive function | 72.67±22.17 | 20-100 |
Quality of social interaction | 72.44±23.14 | 13.33-100 |
Symptom/problem list | 65.76±16.74 | 29.17-97.92 |
Effects of kidney disease | 51.56±24.83 | 3.13-96.88 |
Sexual function | 71.25±22.09 | 25-100 |
Sleep | 63.92±16.99 | 30-95 |
Social support | 56.11±26.80 | 0-100 |
Work status | 53.33±39.25 | 0-100 |
Patient satisfaction | 60.00±22.99 | 33.33-100 |
Dialysis staff encouragement | 67.50±28.16 | 12.50-100 |