Table 7 Relation between symptoms presence and CAM use and HD patients’ QoL (psychological dimension)

Intercept

3.18

 < 0.001

3.19

 < 0.001

Symptoms, number

-0.08

 < 0.001

-0.08

 < 0.001

CAM profile 1

xxx

xxx

0.27

0.27

CAM profile 2

xxx

xxx

0.37

0.17

CAM profile 3

xxx

xxx

0.73

 < 0.001

CAM profile 4

xxx

xxx

0.62

 < 0.001

CAM use, yes

0.57

 < 0.001

xxx

xxx

Age, years

0.01

0.129

0.01

0.119

Gender, male

0.16

0.297

0.13

0.384

Civil status, separated

-0.28

0.270

-0.20

0.447

Civil status, free union

-0.25

0.273

-0.14

0.562

Civil status, widow

-0.16

0.586

-0.09

0.762

Work status, inactive

0.22

0.436

0.06

0.841

Work status, retired

-0.06

0.805

-0.21

0.403

Children, yes

0.38

0.021

0.37

0.028

Smoking status, old smoker

-0.24

0.130

-0.22

0.165

Smoking status, current smoker

-0.56

0.026

-0.55

0.029

Months in hemodialysis

≈0.00

0.165

≈0.00

0.114

Other method of dialysis, yes

0.45

0.085

0.52

0.052

On transplantation waiting list, yes

0.24

0.179

0.27

0.13

Use of antihypertensive, yes

0.18

0.414

0.20

0.382

Use of vitamins, yes

0.06

0.774

0.14

0.503

Use of iron complements, yes

0.05

0.782

-0.08

0.683

Use of painkiller, yes

0.08

0.580

0.14

0.377

Use of antidepressants, yes

-0.15

0.465

-0.13

0.527

Use of others treatments, yes

-0.20

0.141

-0.18

0.190

Cardiac insufficiency, present

0.17

0.404

0.11

0.605

Arterial hypertension, present

0.23

0.266

0.17

0.438

Diabetes, present

-0.07

0.620

-0.09

0.520

COPD, present

0.31

0.290

0.41

0.164

Heart arrhythmia, present

-0.05

0.786

0.05

0.784

Legs arteritis, present

0.24

0.270

0.18

0.430

Cancer, present

0.23

0.360

0.18

0.479

Hepatitis, present

-0.26

0.438

-0.22

0.520

N = 85

N = 85

Adjusted R-squared = 0.42

Adjusted R-squared = 0.42