What is the Impact of Nutritional Status on Health-Related Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients?

We developed an NSQOL questionnaire by combining the Appetite and Diet Assessment Tool and the Food Enjoyment in Dialysis tool. The NSQOL questionnaire is a rapid self-administered tool that can be used to assess appetite-related quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. This instrument correlated well with HRQOL indices in this cohort of hemodialysis patients.