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Objectives: To assess the quality of life in patients on haemodialysis and evaluated how various sociodemographic factors affect their quality of life and overall health. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Haemodialysis Centre, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore Pakistan, from Feb to Apr, 2020. Methodology: After consent, 100 participants with ESRD who were on maintenance haemodialysis were selected by nonprobability convenience sampling. World Health Organization Quality of life (BREF) questionnaire was used for assessing four domains of quality of life - psychological, physical, environmental and social. Results: Older age, ≥65 years had lower quality of life scores in all domains than patients from other age groups. Longer duration on haemodialysis was also observed to be an independent negative predictor of quality of life in patients on haemodialysis (p<0.05). Analysis of comorbidities revealed that patients with Ischemic heart disease had higher scores in all domains when compared to patients with Diabetes or Hypertension. Conclusion: Quality of life assessment in patients on maintenance haemodialysis shows suboptimal scores depicting that their quality of life is compromised. Downloads Download data is not yet available.

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