Abstract
Objectives
 To determine the volume status of patients undergoing
 hemodialysis using the bioimpedance method and to
 investigate the relationship of volume status with the
 patients’ quality of life, anxiety, depression, and sleep
 quality.
 Material and Method
 This cross-sectional study included a total of 100
 patients undergoing hemodialysis at the Hemodialysis
 Unit in March 2016. The volume status of the patients
 was determined using bioelectrical impedance
 analysis (BIA) performed with a body composition
 monitor before their mid-week hemodialysis sessions.
 The quality of life was evaluated using the 36-item
 Short Form Survey, sleep quality was assessed using
 the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), depression
 screening was performed with the Beck Depression
 Inventory, and anxiety screening was undertaken with
 the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The patients were divided
 into three groups according to the extracellular fluid/
 total body fluid (ECF/TBF) ratio, which is one of the
 BIA parameters: Group 1,
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