Assessment of quality of life in chronic illnesses has become a vital tool not only in the monitoring of treatment outcomes but also because it has been established to significantly influence morbidity and mortality. HRQOL assessment can be carried out using general or disease-specific instruments, which could be objective or subjective, or satisfaction- or function-based. [...]

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Data analysis was based on the 55 patients (27 males and 28 females) that completed the study. The age range was 20-65 years (mean=40.76 ± 11.05 years). Table 2 shows the baseline data, while Table 3 shows the mean laboratory parameters and body mass index (BMI) of the studied population. Table 4 shows the means, [...]

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Patients
This comparative study was carried out between July 2001 and February 2002. Sixty-two patients on regular maintenance HD in the King Fahd and Ghonaimy Dialysis Units of the Cairo University Hospital were recruited after an informed consent. Patients being prepared for renal transplantation were excluded as well as those that did not consent.

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INTRODUCTION
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is often defined as “the value assigned to duration of life as modified by impairments, functional states, perceptions and social opportunities that are affected by disease, injury, treatment or policy.” Its assessment has become a vital tool not only in the monitoring of treatment outcomes in patients on various modalities [...]

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