Table 4 : Average scores of the 12 KDQOL field in the 3 hemodialysis units.
Items | Cities | ||
Kaolack | Saint Louis | Tambacounda | |
Symptoms/Problems | 78.8 | 73 | 74.9 |
Effects of kidney disease | 55.3 | 54.7 | 60.2 |
Burden of kidney disease | 39 | 39.7 | 25.5 |
Professional status | 36 | 39.2 | 16 |
Cognitive function | 85 | 73.3 | 75.2 |
Quality of the environment | 86.4 | 85.7 | 87.7 |
Quality of sexual activity (§) | 66 | 52.7 | 61.3 |
Sleep | 67.7 | 67.6 | 62.1 |
Friendly and family relations | 70.6 | 82.1 | 73.1 |
Incentives received from the dialysis team | 92.5 | 88.3 | 85.5 |
Patient satisfaction | 83.3 | 77.3 | 71.3 |
Overall health | 60.8 | 71.4 | 65.2 |
Note: n = 56.