DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2015.v03i01.095

Pages: 482-486

Anemia affects 90% of end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The aim and objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship of severity of anemia and quality of life (QOL) in ESRD patients on hemodialysis. It was a cross sectional study carried out in a Tertiary care teaching hospital. Face-to-face interviews using a Kidney Disease Quality of Life - Short Form (KDQOL-SF™ v 1.3) questionnaire (consisted of SF-36 and kidney disease questionnaires) were conducted during November 2009 and October 2011 with 60 patients receiving hemodialysis at tertiary care hospital. QOL measures were compared in 4 hemoglobin (Hb) level groups of ≥4-6, >6-8, >8-10, >10-12g/dl. Scores of QOL and Hb levels were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed by Chi-square test. It was found that Increasing Hb levels increases QOL by affecting some components of both kidney domain scores and SF36 scores while others were not affected. Highest scores were observed in Hb group of >10 – 12g/dl.