Health-related quality of life profiles in dialyzed patients with varying health literacy. A cross-sectional study on Slovak haemodialyzed population

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.585801/full" target="_blank" >https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2021.585801/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2021.585801" target="_blank" >10.3389/ijph.2021.585801</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Health-related quality of life profiles in dialyzed patients with varying health literacy. A cross-sectional study on Slovak haemodialyzed population

Original language description

Objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) strongly affects patients&apos; health-related quality of life (HRQoL), mostly in the advanced stages of CKD. Health literacy (HL) may affect this association, in particular for some aspects of HRQoL. The aim of this study is to compare the profiles of HRQoL in dialyzed patients with varying HL. Methods: We obtained data on HL using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) and on HRQoL using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short Form (KDQoL-SF 1.3) in a multicentre cross-sectional study in 20 dialysis clinics in Slovakia (n = 542; mean age = 63.6 years; males: 60.7%). We compared HRQoL for three HL groups using ANOVA and the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: Patients with low HL reported worse HRQoL than patients with moderate and high HL. The greatest differences between HL groups were found in the scales Effect of kidney disease, Cognitive function, Quality of social interaction, Social support, Dialysis staff encouragement, Patient satisfaction, Physical functioning, Pain, Emotional well-being and Social function. p-values in all cases were Conclusion: Patients with low HL have a worse HRQoL in several domains than patients with a higher HL. Increasing HL capacities and better supporting patients with low HL should thus be given priority to support their HRQoL and at least maintain its level.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Public Health

ISSN

1661-8556

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

66

Issue of the periodical within the volume

APR 14 2021

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000644698100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85121646975