Pill Burden, Adherence, Hyperphosphatemia, and Quality of Life in Maintenance Dialysis Patients

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Authors

Yi-Wen Chiu · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Isaac Teitelbaum · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Madhukar Misra · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Essel Marie de Leon · University of Missouri

Tochi Adzize · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Rajnish Mehrotra · Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Abstract

The daily pill burden in dialysis patients is one of the highest reported to date in any chronic disease state. Higher pill burden is associated with lower HR-QOL. There are many reasons for uncontrolled serum phosphorus levels; increasing the number of prescribed pills does not seem to improve control and may come at the cost of poorer HR-QOL.

Topics & Keywords

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Healthcare cost, quality, practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volume 4, Issue 6, pp. 1089-1096

DOI: 10.2215/cjn.00290109

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