Neurocognitive function and quality of life in relation to hematocrit levels in chronic hemodialysis patients
- Authors
- Lee, SY; Lee, HJ; Kim, YK; Kim, SH; Kim, L; Lee, MS; Joe, SH; Jung, IK; Suh, KY; Kim, HK
- Issue Date
- Jul-2004
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- hemodialysis; hematocrit; neurocognitive function; quality of life
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, v.57, no.1, pp 5 - 10
- Pages
- 6
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
- Volume
- 57
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 5
- End Page
- 10
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/20430
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00528-2
- ISSN
- 0022-3999
1879-1360
- Abstract
- Objective: We examined the putative association between the levels of hematocrit and improvement of cognitive function as well as quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Methods: Fifty-six ESRD patients were divided into two groups according to their hematocrit levels: Group A consisted of 28 patients with hematocrit levels lower than the median (27.2 g%), while Group B, the remaining 28 patients, with higher than the median level. Neurocognitive function and the quality of life in these two groups were compared. Results: Although patients with higher hematocrit levels scored better in the neurocognitive function tests such as the forward digit-span (P=.034) and digit-symbol (P=.023), their quality of life evaluated by three scales (Karnofsky Scale, Index of Well-Being, and SF-36) was not any better than those with lower hematocrit group. Conclusions: The present study indicated that in chronic hemodialysis patients, the higher hematocrit levels improve neurocognitive function but not the quality of life. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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