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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem, and its treatment imposes a considerable burden on patients and their families. Limitations in everyday activity may worsen the situation and affect the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with CKD. There are no studies on the HRQOL of dialysis patients in South Africa. We assessed the HRQOL of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (PD) attending the Groote Schuur Hospital renal unit by using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form version 1.3 questionnaire. Baseline demographic and clinical details of the participants were recorded. Analysis was performed (unpaired t test and univariate analysis) to compare the HRQOL between HD and PD patients and to identify factors influencing HRQOL. The HRQOL was low but not significantly different between HD and PD patients. In PD patients, the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) significantly contributed to the emotional well-being (r 2 = 0.267; P = 0.01) and alleviation of pain (r 2 = 0.073; P = 0.049); in HD patients also, ESA use was associated with emotional well-being (r 2 = 0.258; P <0.0001) as well as improvement in energy/fatigue (r 2 = 0.390; P <0.0001). Systolic and diastolic blood pressures significantly influenced cognitive function in PD patients (P <0.05). Parathyroid hormone level significantly influenced the physical functioning and energy/fatigue domains in HD patients (P <0.0001). Serum ferritin (r 2 = 0.441; P = 0.002) and level of hemoglobin concentration (r 2 = 0.180; P = 0.006) were significantly associated with the domain role emotional in PD and HD patients, respectively. Although HRQOL is low in dialysis patients in Cape Town, the factors that have been identified to be associated with these scores (such as anemia and hyperparathyroidism) if aggressively managed and corrected may assist in improving patients' HRQOL.
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PMID:Health-related quality of life in patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. 2364 Jun 24

Anemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). There are various causes of renal anemia such as decreased production of erythropoietin, resistance to erythropoietin, shortened survival of red blood cells, and bone marrow fibrosis. Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a less recognized, but potentially significant cause of renal anemia in CKD patients. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) has been regarded as a uremic toxin that has multiple adverse effects, and its elevated levels have been associated with renal anemia in hemodialysis patients. Moreover, recent clinical studies have shown that the treatment of SHPT using either vitamin D receptor activators, calcimimetics, or parathyroidectomy leads to improvement of anemia, supporting the role of PTH in renal anemia. Emerging data have also indicated the involvement of bone-derived fibroblast growth factor 23 in renal anemia. This review summarizes recent insights into the role of PTH in renal anemia and discusses the importance of treating SHPT in improving the control of renal anemia in hemodialysis patients.
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PMID:Emerging Association Between Parathyroid Hormone and Anemia in Hemodialysis Patients. 2976 54


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