| |
Patients
|
Partners
|
|---|
|
Pre-dialysis
|
6 weeks
|
12 weeks
|
Pre-dialysis
|
6 weeks
|
12 weeks
|
|---|
|
n = 83
|
n = 45
|
n = 39
|
n = 83
|
n = 45
|
n = 39
|
|---|
|
WHOQOL General QOL
|
2.8 (.9)
|
3.2 (.9)
|
3.3 (.9)
|
3.5 (.9)
|
3.3 (.8)
|
3.5 (.8)
|
|
WHOQOL Physical
|
46.4 (21.9)
|
49.8 (22.3)
|
54.9 (21.0)
|
67.3 (21.3)
|
66.8 (19.2)
|
67.9 (20.5)
|
|
WHOQOL Psychological
|
61.7 (18.6)
|
61.4 (21.0)
|
61.5 (18.8)
|
66.0 (18.6)
|
64.9 (15.8)
|
62.9 (20.1)
|
|
WHOQOL Social
|
63.2 (21.1)
|
63.8 (21.1)
|
66.6 (21.0)
|
64.8 (16.7)
|
65.0 (16.6)
|
65.5 (16.1)
|
|
WHOQOL Environmental
|
67.4 (15.1)
|
68.0 (19.9)
|
68.0 (16.4)
|
67.8 (15.9)
|
70.1 (16.6)
|
67.4 (17.2)
|
- Note. QOL Quality of Life, WHOQOL World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF version. WHOQOL general is the mean of the Overall QOL and Satisfaction with health questions on the WHOQOL-BREF. Higher scores suggest better QOL
