Belayneh Kefale|Minyahil Alebachew|Yewondwossen Tadesse|Ephrem Engidawork
Quality of life and its predictors among patients with chronic kidney disease: A hospital-based cross sectional study
Ambo University|Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University|Addis Ababa University
introduction quality life qol increasingly considered important measure disease affects patients lives especially longterm diseases like chronic kidney disease ckd even though statistically significant association stages ckd qol decreased patients early stages disease hence study aimed assess qol predictors among patients ckd tikur anbessa specialized hospital tash methods cross sectional study conducted nephrology clinic tash total 256 patients recruited systematic random sampling data collected using medical outcomes study short form 36items sf36 data entered epi info 7222 analyzed using spss version 200 statistical software descriptive statistics like frequency percent mean standard deviation used summarize patients baseline characteristics students unpaired ttest anova conducted compare two groups two groups analysis qol respectively multivariable linear regression employed investigate potential predictors qol results quality life decreased stages ckd reduction physical functioning p 003 bodily pain p 0004 vitality p 0019 social functioning p 0002 observed progressively across stages ckd high income status greater 11gdl hemoglobin level found predictors high score sf36 domains high family income 1533 95ci 11331933 p0001 higher educational status 79 95ci 4101166 p0001 hemoglobin 11gdl 836 95ci 6311041 p0001 predictors better qol physical component summary whereas absence ckd complications 275 95ci 056494 p 0014 high family income 1010 95ci 5101510 p0001 hemoglobin 11gdl 454 95ci 201708 p 0001 predictors better qol mental component summary conclusion setting qol decreased ckd patients early stages disease study participants low income hemoglobin level considered worse quality life physical mental component summaries