Objective End-stage renal disease (ESRD) leads to renal replacement therapy and certainly
has an impact on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to review …

The assessment of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) is an essential element of
healthcare evaluation. Hundreds of generic and specific HR-QOL instruments have been …

Background B-cell anomalies play a role in the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy.
B-cell depletion with rituximab may therefore be noninferior to treatment with cyclosporine …

Previous studies have suggested the benefits of physical exercise for patients on dialysis.
We conducted the Exercise Introduction to Enhance Performance in Dialysis trial, a 6-month …

Quality of life (QoL) can be defined in many ways, making its measurement and
incorporation into scientific study difficult. This is a theoretical paper regarding the definition …

Background: Organs from hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected deceased donors are often
discarded. Preliminary data from 2 small trials, including THINKER-1 (Transplanting …

Background Anemia, a common complication of chronic kidney disease, usually develops
as a consequence of erythropoietin deficiency. Recombinant human erythropoietin (epoetin …

PREFACE quality n. 1. a characteristic, property or attribute. 2. high grade; superior. of prep.
A particle indicating 5, a relation of identity. life n. 1. Condition which distinguishes animals …

Pill Burden, Adherence, Hyperphosphatemia, and Quality of Li... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Pill Burden, Adherence, Hyperphosphatemia, and Quality of …

Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: The Dialysis
Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Background We investigated whether …