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Quality of sleep and health-related quality of life in haemodialysis patients

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2002 · Vol. 18(1) · pp. 126–132
Eduard A. Iliescu

Abstract

Poor sleep is common in dialysis patients and is associated with lower HRQoL. We hypothesize that end-stage renal disease directly influences quality of sleep, which in turn impacts on HRQoL.

Restless Legs Syndrome ResearchSleep and related disordersDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicinePittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexComorbidityDepression (economics)Internal medicineQuality of life (healthcare)DialysisHemodialysisPopulationPhysical therapy

MeSH terms

Analysis of VarianceCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDementiaEmotionsFemaleHealth StatusHemiplegiaRenal DialysisHospitals, GeneralHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMental HealthMiddle Aged

Funding

  • Kidney Foundation of Canada
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