Biopsychosocial aspects of long-term survival on end-stage renal failure therapy

At ten-years follow up of 64 haemodialysis patients, 43 had died and 21 were alive, 12 with cadaver renal transplants and 9 on haemodialysis. Examination of the influence of psychosocial, demographic, physical and biochemical factors revealed the Beck Depression Inventory and age as the 2 most impor...

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Published in:Psychological medicine 1989-11, Vol.19 (Nov 89), p.945-954
Main Authors: Shulman, R, Price, J D E, Spinelli, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dialysis
Followup studies
Kidney failure
Patients
Survival
Treatment
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Summary:At ten-years follow up of 64 haemodialysis patients, 43 had died and 21 were alive, 12 with cadaver renal transplants and 9 on haemodialysis. Examination of the influence of psychosocial, demographic, physical and biochemical factors revealed the Beck Depression Inventory and age as the 2 most important predictors of survival. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0033-2917