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Agarwal R, Rizkala AR, Bastani B, Kaskas MO, Leehey DJ, & Besarab A. (2006). A randomized controlled trial of oral versus intravenous iron in chronic kidney disease. Am J Nephrol, 26(5): 445-54. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Bakewell AB, Higgins RM, Edmunds ME. (2001). Does ethnicity influence perceived quality of life of patients on dialysis and following renal transplant? Nephrol Dial Transplant, 16(7): 1395-401.

Bakewell AB, Higgins RM, Edmunds ME. (2002). Quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients: decline over time and association with clinical outcomes. Kidney Int, 61(1): 239-48.

Barotfi S, Molnar MZ, Almasi C, Kovacs AZ, Remport A, Szeifert L, Szentkiralyi A, Vamos E, Zoller R, Eremenco S, Novak M, Mucsi I. (2006). Validation of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form questionnaire in kidney transplant patients. J Psychosom Res, 60(5): 495-504. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Carmichael P, Popoola J, John I, Stevens PE, Carmichael AR. (2000). Assessment of quality of life in a single centre dialysis population using the KDQOL-SF questionnaire. Qual Life Res, 9(2): 195-205.

Chow KM, Szeto CC, Kum LC, Kwan BC, Fung TM, Wong TY, Leung CB, Li PK. (2003). Improved health-related quality of life and left ventricular hypertrophy among dialysis patients treated with parathyroidectomy. J Nephrol. 2003 Nov-Dec;16(6):878-85. (abstract available here.)

Cunningham J, Danese M, Olson K, Klassen P, and Chertow GM. (2005). Effects of the calcimimetic cinacalcet HCl on cardiovascular disease, fracture, and health-related quality of life in secondary hyperparathyroidism. Kidney International, Vol 68, pp1793-1800. (abstract available here). (added 12/16/05)

Davison SN, Jhangri GS, Johnson JA. (2006). Cross-sectional validity of a modified Edmonton symptom assessment system in dialysis patients: a simple assessment of symptom burden. Kidney Int, 69(9): 1621-5. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Davison SN, Jhangri GS, Johnson JA. (2006). Longitudinal validation of a modified Edmonton symptom assessment system (ESAS) in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 21(11): 3189-95. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Duarte PS, Ciconelli RM, Sesso R. (2005). Cultural adaptation and validation of the "Kidney Disease and Quality of Life - Short Form (KDQOL-SF™ 1.3)" in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biolocial Research (2005) 38: 261-270. (abstract available here.)

Duarte PS, Miyazaki MC, Ciconelli RM, Sesso R. (2003). Translation and cultural adaptation of the quality of life assessment instrument for chronic renal patients (KDQOL-SF). Rev Assoc Med Bras. 2003 Oct-Dec;49(4):375-81. Epub 2004 Feb 04. (abstract available here.)

Fiebiger W, Mitterbauer C, Oberbauer R. (2004).Health-related quality of life outcomes after kidney transplantation. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2004 Jan 8;2(1):2. (abstract available here.)

Frimat L, Durand PY, Loos-Ayav C, Villar E, Panescu V, Briancon S, Kessler M. (2006). Impact of first dialysis modality on outcome of patients contraindicated for kidney transplant. Perit Dial Int, 26(2): 231-9. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Garcia Lopez, F.J., Lopez Revuelta, K., Alvaro, F., Prieto, L., Alonso, J. (1999). Spanish Validation of the short form of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Instrument (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 8(7), 602.

Gil Cunqueiro JM, Garcia Cortes MJ, Foronda J, Borrego JF, Sanchez Perales MC, Perez del Barrio P, Borrego J, Viedma G, Liebana A, Ortega S, Perez Banasco V. (2003). Health-related quality of life in elderly patients in haemodialysis.
Nefrologia. 2003 Nov-Dec;23(6):528-37. (abstract available here.)

Gomes, V.D., Ribeiro, J.P. (2000). Comparison between working and non-working chronic dialysis patients (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 9(3), 345.

Gorodetskaya I, Zenios S, McCulloch CE, Bostrom A, Hsu C-Y, Bindman AB, Go AS, and Chertow GM. (2005). Health-related quality of life and estimates of utility in chronic kidney disease. Kidney International, Vol 68 (2005), pp 2801-2808. (abstract available here). (added 12/16/05)

Guo, A., Wolfson, M., & Holt, R. (Oct 2002). Early quality of life benefits of icodextrin in peritoneal dialysis. Kidney Int Suppl, 81:S72-9. (abstract available here.)

Harris, SA, Lamping, DL, Brown, EA, & Constantinovici, N. (Jul-Aug 2002). Clinical outcomes and quality of life in elderly patients on peritoneal dialysis versus hemodialysis. Perit Dial Int, 22(4): 463-70. (abstract available here.)

Hyodo T, Ishida H, Masui N, Taira T, Yamamoto S, Oka M, Uchida T, Endo T, Sakai T, Yoshida K, Baba S. (2004) Kidney disease quality of life of Japanese dialysis patients who desire administration of sildenafil and the treatment of erectile dysfunction using sildenafil. Ther Apher. 2004 Aug;8(4): 340-6. (abstract available here.)

Hyodo T, Yamamoto S, Inoguchi Y, Kikuchi C, Sato Y, Oka M, Taira T, Baba S, Sakai T, Hidai H. (2000) Individual application of the kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL) instrument to monitor the health status of dialysis patients. Nephron, 86(3): 391-2.

Janssen van Doorn K, Heylen M, Mets T, Verbeelen D. (2004). Evaluation of functional and mental state and quality of life in chronic haemodialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2004; 36(2): 263-7. (abstract available here.)

Kawauchi A, Inoue Y, Hashimoto T, Tachibana N, Shirakawa S, Mizutani Y, Ono T, & Miki T. (2006). Restless legs syndrome in hemodialysis patients: health-related quality of life and laboratory data analysis. Clin Nephrol., 66(6):440-6. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Klersy, C., Callegari, A., Giorgi, I., Sepe, V., Efficace, E., Politi, P. For the Pavia Working Group on QoL in Organ Transplant. (accepted for publication 2006). Italian translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the KDQOL-SF, Version 1.3 in patients with severe renal failure. Journal of Nephrology. (added 11/10/06)

Kontodimopoulos, N. & Niakas, D. (2005). Determining the basic psychometric properties of the Greek KDQOL-SF™. Quality of Life Research, 14:1967-1975. (abstract available here.)

Korevaar, J.C., Jansen, M.A.M., Dekker, F.W., Boeschoten, E.W., Krediet, R.T. (2000). Longitudinal validation of a dialysis-specific health measure (KDQOL-SF) (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 9(3), 345.

Korevaar, J.C., Merkus, M.P., Jansen, M.A.M., Dekker, F.W., Boeschoten, E.W., Krediet, R.T. (1999). Validation of the Dutch version of the dialysis disease-specific health measure (KDQOL-SF) (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 8(7), 592.

Korevaar JC, Merkus MP, Jansen MA, Dekker FW, Boeschoten EW, Krediet RT. (2002). Validation of the KDQOL-SF: a dialysis-targeted health measure. Qual Life Res, 11(5): 437-47.

Kurella M, Luan J, Lash JP, & Chertow GM. (2005). Self-assessed sleep quality in chronic kidney disease. International Urology and Nephrology, 37:159-165. (abstract available here). (added 12/16/05)

Kurella M, Luan J, Yaffe K, Chertow GM. (2004). Validation of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) cognitive function subscale. Kidney Int. 2004 Dec; 66(6):2361-7. (abstract available here.)

Kutner NG, Zhang R, McClellan WM. (2000). Patient-reported quality of life early in dialysis treatment: effects associated with usual exercise activity. Nephrol Nurs J, 27(4):357-67, discussion 368,424.

Lee AJ, Morgan CLI, Conway P, and Currie CJ. (2005). Characterisation and comparison of health-related quality of life for patients with renal failure. Current Medical Research and Opinion, Vol 21, No 11, 1777-1783. (abstract available here). (added 12/16/05)

Leplege, A., Francais, P., Ecosse, E. (1997). Validation of a questionnaire for assessment of quality of life in dialysis patients (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 6(7/8), 680.

Lo, C.Y., Li, L., Lo, W.K., Chan, M.L., So, E., Tang, S., Yuen, M.C., Cheng, I.K.P., Chan, T.M. (1998). Benefits of exercise training in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 32(6), 1011-8. (abstract available here.)

Manns B, Johnson JA, Taub K, Mortis G, Ghali WA, Donaldson C. (2003). Quality of life in patients treated with hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis: what are the important determinants? Clin Nephrol. 2003 Nov;60(5):341-51. (abstract available here.)

Mingardi, G. (1998). From the development to the clinical application of a questionnaire on the quality of life in dialysis. The experience of the Italian Collaborative DIA-QOL (Dialysis-Quality of Life) Group. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 13(Suppl 1), 70-75.

Molsted S, Heaf J, Prescott L, Eidemak I. (2005). Reliability testing of the Danish version of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form. Scan J Urol Nephrol., 2005; 39(6): 498-502. (abstract available here). (added 12/16/05)

Mullin, P.A., Lohr, K.N., Bresnahan, B.W., McNulty, P. (1999). Applying cognitive design principles to formatting HRQOL instruments (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 8(7), 617.

Park, H. J., Kim, S., Yong, J. S., Han, S. S., Yang, D. H., Meguro, M., Han, C. W., & Kohzuki, M. (2007). Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Instrument (KDQOL-SF^TM). Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 211, 321-329. (added 10/30/07)

Parsons TL, Toffelmire EB, King-VanVlack CE. (2006). Exercise training during hemodialysis improves dialysis efficacy and physical performance. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 87(5): 680-7. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Perneger TV, Leski M, Chopard-Stoermann C, Martin PY. (2003). Assessment of health status in chronic hemodialysis patients. J Nephrology, Mar-Apr; 16(2), 252-9. (abstract available here)

Procaccini, D.A., Avanzi, C., Spada, S., Dell'Aquila, R. (2000). Determinants of quality of life in a population of dialysis patients (Abstract). Quality of Life Research, 9(3), 345.

Roderick P, Nicholson T, Armitage A, Mehta R, Mullee M, Gerard K, Drey N, Feest T, Greenwood R, Lamping D and Townsend J. (2005 Jul). An evaluation of the costs, effectiveness and quality of renal replacement therapy provision in renal satellite units in England and Wales. Health Technology Assessment, 9(24): 1-178. (abstract available here). (added 12/16/05)

Tawney KW, Tawney PJ, Hladik G, Hogan SL, Falk RJ, Weaver C, Moore DT, Lee MY. (2000). The life readiness program: a physical rehabilitation program for patients on hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis, 36(3): 581-91.

Ting GO, Kjellstrand C, Freitas T, Carrie BJ, Zarghamee S. (2003). Long-term study of high-comorbidity ESRD patients converted from conventional to short daily hemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2003 Nov;42(5):1020-35. (abstract available here)

Troidle L, Wuerth D, Finkelstein S, Kliger A, Finkelstein F. (2003). The BDI and the SF36: which tool to use to screen for depression? Adv Perit Dial. 2003; 19:159-62. (abstract available here)

Valderrabano F. (2000). Quality of life benefits of early anaemia treatment. Nephrol Dial Transplant Suppl 3: 23-8.

van Doorn KJ, Heylen M, Mets T, Verbeelen D. (2004) Evaluation of functional and mental state and quality of life in chronic haemodialysis patients. Int Urol Nephrol. 2004; 36(2):263-7. (abstract available here)

Van Manen JG, Korevaar JC, Dekker FW, Boeschoten EW, Bossuyt PM, Krediet RT. (2003). Adjustment for comorbidity in studies on health status in ESRD patients: which comorbidity to use? Am Soc Nephrol. 2003 Feb; 14(2): 478-85. (abstract available here)

Vazquez I, Valderrabano F, Fort I, Jofre R, Lopez-Gomez JM, Moreno F, Sanz-Guajardo D. (2004). Differences in health-related quality of life between male and female hemodialysis patients. Nefrologia. 2004;24(2):167-78. (abstract available here)

Vazquez I, Valderrabano F, Fort J, Jofre R, Lopez-Gomez JM, Moreno F, Sanz-Guajardo D; Spanish Cooperative Renal Patients Quality of Life Study Group. (2005). Psychosocial factors and health-related quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Qual Life Res. 2005 Feb;14(1):179-90. (abstract available here)

Vazquez I, Valderrabano F, Jofre R, Fort J, Lopez-Gomez JM, Moreno F, Sanz-Guajardo D; Spanish Cooperative Renal Patients Quality of Life Study Group. (2003). Psychosocial factors and quality of life in young hemodialysis patients
with low comorbidity. J Nephrol. 2003 Nov-Dec;16(6):886-94. (abstract available here)

Yu E, Mera J, Iijima M, Fujita K, Eto F. (2006). Health-related quality of life factor in chronic hemodialysis patients. Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi, 43(3): 383-9. (abstract available here.) (added 1/26/07)

Zimmerman DL, Swedko PJ, Posen GA, Burns KD. (2003). Daily hemofiltration with a simplified method of delivery. ASAIO J. 2003 Jul-Aug; 49(4):426-9. (abstract available here)