Determinantes de la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de pacientes en diálisis de Uruguay.Determinants of Health Related Quality of Life of dialysis patients in Uruguay

Abstract There are limited studies reporting on the health related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with end stage renal disease living in non-industrialized countries. This study describes the underlying relationships among determinants of HRQL in patients under renal replacement treatment. A cross-sectional design was used with a sample of 243 patients attending five hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis centers of Montevideo (mean age 56.6 years, SD 16.2; 58% males). A univariate linear regression analysis was performed for each independent variable. A total of 61 independent variables were included: biological/clinical, sociodemographic, and psychosocial. HRQL outcomes were evaluated using the SF-36 Health Survey eight subscales, Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores. Variables shown to have significant association in the univariate analysis (p