KDQOL Resources
In 1994 the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Working Group developed the KDQOL in an attempt to Understanding the relationship between functional status and well-being in end stage renal disease and there impact on outcomes measures.
- Instruments: You may access the instruments on the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Working Group site. Downloads are free but registration is required.
- Scoring: Also available for download are scoring programs including manuals, spreadsheet templates and samples.
- Professional Exchange: A Web chat site has been established to facilitate discussion among professionals regarding the use of SF tools in clinical trials.
Life Options has created - KDQOL-36 ONLINE - an online version of the short form designed as a learning tool for professionals.
Additional Resources:
The following article addresses in simple terms the uses and significance of the instruments.
- ESRD & Emotional Health: Taking a Closer Look at Dialysis & Depression Reprinted from the Renal Rehabilitation Report
Data can be easily scored and variables can be quantified along any number of variables. For more examples link to the following:
- The BDI and the SF36: Which Tool to Use to Screen for Depression? Laura Troidle, Diane Wuerth, Susan Finkelstein, Alan Kliger, Fred Finkelstein, MD, Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis, Vol. 19, 2003
- Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, California, USA 3rd Congress of Nephrology in Internet, October 2003
- Statistical Summary of Quality of Life for Dialysis Patients Questionnaire Study Findings Promoting Excellence ESRD Workgroup