The influence of clinical situation on health-related quality of life in paediatric chronic kidney disease patients.

Background: Studies examining health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have demonstrated that certain clinical situations such as number of hospitalisations and anaemia can affect patient quality of life. Very few such studies have been carried out in children.

Objective: To analyse the impact of laboratory variables and various clinical situations on HRQOL of paediatric CKD patients.