Does ethnicity influence perceived quality of life of patients on dialysis and following renal transplant?

Bakewell, Anne B.; Higgins, Rob; Edmunds, Matthew R.

doi:10.1093/ndt/16.7.1395

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“…Many factors, such as differences in disease burden, socioeconomic status, social support, or insurance, can influence HRQoL scale scores. Ethnicity per se is associated with differences in HRQoL results in dialysis patients [32, 33]. Therefore, further investigations are needed to identify the similarity or difference in the association between 2 variables in Korean dialysis patients compared with the results from Western dialysis patients.…”

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The Clinical Significance of Physical Activity in Maintenance Dialysis Patients

Kang

Young

Jeong

et al. 2017

Kidney Blood Press Res

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Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of physical activity on various aspects in Asian dialysis patients. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. Study participants were recruited from 27 hospitals or dialysis centers in Korea (n = 1611). The participants were divided into 3 groups according to the degree of regular exercise: Inactive group, Intermediate group, and Active group. Results: The proportions of patients with frailty and the presence of each component decreased as physical activity increased. The presence and numbers of disabilities decreased as physical activity increased. The number of participants with a history of fall during the last 12 months was 149 (20.5%) in the Inactive group, 88 (16.9%) in the Intermediate group, and 48 (13.2%) in the Active group. Physical component scale and mental component scale scores increased as physical activity increased. The survival rate for all-cause death at 500 days was 95.5% in the Active group, 95.2% in the Intermediate group, and 93.5% in the Inactive group. Conclusion: High physical activity was associated with favorable results for most health-related quality of life scale scores, including frailty, disability, and exhaustion, in Korean dialysis patients.

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The Clinical Significance of Physical Activity in Maintenance Dialysis Patients

Kang

Young

Jeong

et al. 2017

Kidney Blood Press Res

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“…Nevertheless, South Asians in the UK reported inferior quality of life compared to whites both on PD and haemodialysis, and following renal transplantation [26] . However, health-related quality of life in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study was higher in ethnic minority patients [27] .…”

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Ethnicity and Renal Replacement Therapy

Feehally

2010

Blood Purif

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There are significant ethnic variations in the incidence of kidney disease. White European populations appear to be uniquely protected compared to increased incidences of end-stage renal disease in indigenous and migrant ethnic minority populations. This increase is partly explained by a high prevalence of diabetic nephropathy, but there is also an increased susceptibility to a range of other renal diseases. The relative contributions of genetic, environmental and fetal environmental factors to this susceptibility are not yet well understood. Strategies for early detection and management of chronic kidney disease to delay progression are particularly critical in countries where access to renal replacement therapy (RRT) is restricted. In developed countries with wide availability of RRT, resources to provide dialysis will need to be increased in regions with substantial minority populations. There is apparently counterintuitive evidence that survival on dialysis is increased in many minority populations. Access to renal transplantation, both from deceased and living donors, is also restricted in many minority populations, and graft survival is often inferior. Analysis of the explanations for these differences is complex because of the many confounding factors (for example cultural, social and economic) which typically cosegregate with ethnicity. Nevertheless, reduction of the varied and substantial inequities faced by ethnic minority populations with kidney disease is an important responsibility for the renal community.

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“…Several studies have shown a significant benefit in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures post liver transplantation [27,28]. Though there are studies suggesting decreased benefit in several domains of HRQOL measures among ethnic minorities receiving post-kidney transplantation, comparable data is lacking in liver transplant literature [29,30].…”

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Liver Transplantation in the Ethnic Minority Population: Challenges and Prospects

Kemmer

Neff

2009

Dig Dis Sci

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In the USA, end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among ethnic minorities. Ethnic populations vary with respect to chronic liver disease prevalence, access to transplantation, and therapeutic outcomes post liver transplantation. These ethnic differences present unique challenges to healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with chronic liver disease prior and post transplantation. This review will discuss the variations and challenges of liver transplantation in the ethnic minority population.

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Does ethnicity influence perceived quality of life of patients on dialysis and following renal transplant?

Abstract: This study demonstrates a lower perceived QoL in Asians compared with white Europeans with ESRD. Analysis of QoL indicates that Asian patients in particular perceive kidney disease as a social burden, even if successfully transplanted.

Cited by 70 publications

References 32 publications

The Clinical Significance of Physical Activity in Maintenance Dialysis Patients

The Clinical Significance of Physical Activity in Maintenance Dialysis Patients

Ethnicity and Renal Replacement Therapy

Liver Transplantation in the Ethnic Minority Population: Challenges and Prospects

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