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摘要
objective: to evaluate the health-related quality of life in patients from a satellite dialysis center in sˋo paulo city undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis (apd) or hemodialysis. methods: this cross-sectional descriptive study included 101 patients with ages ranging from 18 to 75 years-old, who were in dialysis treatment over 90 days and able to understand the items of the sf-36 questionnaire in portuguese. results: the hemodialysis group (n=79) had been in dialysis treatment longer (p=0.001) and had higher serum albumin level (p<0.001) than the apd group (n=22). the sf-36 scores of the two groups were similar in all dimensions, except for the physical functioning dimension, on which the hemodialysis group had higher scores than the apd group (p=0.03). there were no statistically significant interactions between the sf-36 score and the other variables of the study. conclusion: there were no differences in quality of life between patients on apd and patients on hemodialysis, except for the physical functioning dimension.
