SAT-231 QUALITY OF LIFE AND BURDEN OF SYMPTOMS IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE PATIENTS UNDERGOING DIALYSIS IN SRI LANKA, A POPULATION-BASED STUDY USING AN ELECTRONIC RENAL REGISTRY.

摘要

This first output from a Lower Middle-Income Country electronic renal registry reports that patients with CKD receiving dialysis have a low quality of life, despite selection and response bias, and considerable loss to follow up. More than two thirds of patients report at least one moderately severe physical symptom, and over half reported feelings of worry and sadness. Work is underway to look at association between QoL, treatment efficacy and the most prevalent physical symptoms (shortness of breath, muscle cramps and pain). The role of the registry in linking patients to existing psychosocial services is being explored.