Health-related quality of life in Hispanics with chronic kidney disease
Received 5 October 2009; accepted 20 October 2009. published online 16 November 2009.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important patient-reported outcome that has gained attention in research and clinical practice. In recent years, reports of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have increased. However, not much information is available for Hispanics with CKD, a group whose rates of incidents are on the rise. This review discusses the measurement of HRQOL in CKD, with a particular focus on issues pertaining to Hispanics. Future research directions also are discussed.
aSection of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill
bRenal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa
Reprint requests: Anna C. Porter, MD, Section of Nephrology (MC 793), University of Illinois at Chicago, 820 South Wood Street, Room 417W, Chicago, IL 60612
Anna Porter, MD, is a Research Renal Fellow, Section of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago. Her article is based on a presentation given at the Combined Annual Meeting of the Central Society for Clinical Research and Midwestern Section American Federation for Medical Research held in Chicago, Ill, April 2008.
Supported by Grant K08DK079671-01 from the National Institutes of Health.
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