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Table 4 Health related quality of life of patients treated with hemodialysis from different studies using the KDQOL-36â„¢

From: Health related quality of life of patients undergoing in-centre hemodialysis in Rwanda: a cross sectional study

 

Country

    
 

Rwanda #

Kenya(28)

Saudi Arabia(30)

USA(31)

USA(32)

PCS

37.33

39.09

37.4

38

36.6

MCS

44.74

41.87

43.5

51.8

49.0

BKD

20.01

16.15

31.5

53.2

51.3

EKD

53.48

67.63

56.5

76.6

78.1

SPKD

58.22

73.46

74

80.7

73.0

  1. PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary, BKD burden of kidney disease component summary, EKD effect of kidney disease component summary, SPKD symptoms and problem of kidney disease component summary USA United States of America #present study
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