Health-related quality of life of patients undergoing haemodialysis therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Abstract

Background: Patients with kidney failure on maintenance haemodialysis therapy have a lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than matched controls without kidney failure. HRQOL is an important predictor of clinical outcomes among patients with kidney failure, yet there is a paucity of such data in Tanzania. We determined HRQOL among Tanzanian patients with kidney failure receiving maintenance haemodialysis therapy. Keywords: health-related quality of life, chronic kidney disease, kidney failure, Tanzania