Depression and perceived social support from family in Turkish patients with chronic renal failure treated by hemodialysis

Depression and perceived social support from family in Turkish patients with chronic renal failure treated by hemodialysis

Background: Dialysis patients experience psychosocial problems, such as anxiety, depression, social isolation, loneliness, helplessness, and hopelessness. All of these psychosocial problems can increase patients′ need for holistic care, including attention to the person′s environment and receiving s...

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Main Authors: Ayfer Tezel, Elanur Karabulutlu, Özlem Sahin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Depression
Social Support
Family
Kidney Failure
Chronic
Renal Dialysis
Patients
Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2011;volume=16;issue=5;spage=666;epage=673;aulast=Tezel

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