The associations of hemodialysis access type and access satisfaction with health- related quality of life Natalie Domenick Sridharan, MD, MSc, Larry Fish, PhD, Lan Yu, PhD, Steven Weisbord, MD, Manisha Jhamb, MD, Michel S. Makaroun, MD, Theodore H. Yuo, MD, MSc Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 67, Issue 1, Pages 229-235 (January 2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.131 Copyright © 2017 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 There was a significant difference in satisfaction by access type with lowest median Vascular Access Questionnaire (VAQ) score (indicating highest satisfaction) in patients with arteriovenous fistula (AVF). Significant differences are indicated by asterisks. By domain, patients with catheters were least bothered by physical symptoms, including pain, bleeding, swelling, and bruising. Patients with catheters were most dissatisfied with dialysis-related complications, such as their vascular access not working, their access being difficult to care for, or being worried about requiring hospitalization or replacement of the access. Arteriovenous graft (AVG) access type was associated with most dissatisfaction with access interference with social functioning. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2018 67, 229-235DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.131) Copyright © 2017 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 When dividing patients into binary groups, arteriovenous fistula (AVF) patients were overall much more likely to be satisfied with their access, compared with tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC) or arteriovenous graft (AVG). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2018 67, 229-235DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.131) Copyright © 2017 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 There was no difference in either quality of life (QOL) summary score by access type (P = nonsignificant). SF-36, Short Form-36. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2018 67, 229-235DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.131) Copyright © 2017 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Directional arrows represent hypothesized causal pathways. Coefficients of significant relationships are displayed. Other pathways were found to be nonsignificant. Access type was found to have a nonsignificant direct relationship with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Access satisfaction mediated the effect of access type on HRQOL. HD, hemodialysis. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2018 67, 229-235DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2017.05.131) Copyright © 2017 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions