Quality of Life, Perceptions, and Health Satisfaction of Older Adults with End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Few studies specifically examine QOL in elderly adults with ESRD undergoing RRT and even fewer address issues of perceptions and health satisfaction. However, the limited data from the QOL studies looks promising with a significant proportion showing similar or higher overall health-related and mental component summary QOL scores in elderly adults with ESRD. The very limited data on perceptions and health satisfaction of elderly adults with ESRD undergoing RRT makes it difficult to make any generalizable conclusions. Overall, more research is needed to examine these factors in elderly adults with ESRD.

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Comment on: Quality of Life, Perceptions, and Health Satisfaction of Older Adults with End‐Stage Renal Disease

“…To the Editor : Balogun and colleagues reviewed 23 articles published from 1994 to 2014 that examined the perceived life experience of older adults with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing renal replacement therapy, an understudied area in the authors' view . Their review suggested that older adults' assessment of their lives was generally positive, but the authors emphasized the limited nature of existing data.…”

“…The methodology was consistent with Balogun and colleagues' standards . Briefly, older prevalent dialysis patients were randomly sampled from a statewide census after being stratified according to race and sex.…”

“…Increasing attention in the renal literature is being paid to qualitative investigation of people's experience and priorities (e.g., using focus group inquiries). Efforts to elicit more‐comprehensive understanding of people's concerns are increasing with regard to the entire age spectrum of individuals undergoing care for ESRD, and I agree with Balogun and colleagues about the value of research focused on elderly adults with ESRD that is related to “all aspects of a person's life.”…”