Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Leivestad, Torbjørn"
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Health-related quality of life and all-cause mortality in patients with diabetes on dialysis
Østhus, Tone Britt H; Lippe, Nanna von der; Ribu, Lis; Rustøen, Tone; Leivestad, Torbjørn; Dammen, Toril; Os, Ingrid (BMC Nephrology;13(78), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: This study tests the hypotheses that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in prevalent dialysis patients with diabetes is lower than in dialysis patients without diabetes, and is at least as poor as diabetic ... -
The impact of nutritional status, physical function, comorbidity and early versus late start in dialysis on quality of life in older dialysis patients
Lægreid, Inger Karin; Aaserød, Knut; Bye, Asta; Leivestad, Torbjørn; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Renal failure;36(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-12)Background: For the majority of the older patients in dialysis, the treatment will be lifelong. Thus, quality of life (QoL) is a crucial outcome. Our aim was to assess the QoL of older Norwegian dialysis patients and to ...