Monitoring the Quality of Life of Patients With End-stage Renal Disease (QV-REIN)

The proposed scheme is that of a repeated cross-sectional survey, with prevalent patients dialysis for at least 1 year, by self-administered questionnaires using standardized instruments and passed among a representative sample of subjects included in the nine participating regions kidney system. The first study in 2005, it is required to be repeated during the plan period (theoretically in 2007, 2009 and 2011).

Three studies will be carried out between 2005 and 2010. The progress of each study is the same.

The random draw of eligible patients, according to a stratification by region and age group is carried out by the Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Service of the Necker Hospital in Paris, responsible for basic SIMS-REIN, for data center in the regions Champagne-Ardenne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. For Auvergne, Bretagne, Lorraine and Rhône-Alpes, which operate independently for the collection of data REIN, the random draw of patients is done by each epidemiological center responsible for this collection.

The Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Service of the Necker Hospital, and epidemiological centers of Auvergne, Bretagne, Lorraine and Rhône Alpes must submit the list of selected patients Clinical Research Associate (CRA) national.

Inclusion criteria

• Patient prevalent dialysis for at least 1 year
• Age at least 18 years old at the time of dialysis at
• Treaty within one of the nine aforementioned regions