Association between health-related hope and adherence to prescribed treatment in CKD patients: multicenter cross-sectional study

Abstract Background In chronic kidney disease (CKD), patients’ adherence to prescriptions for diet and for medications might depend on the degree to which they have hope that they will enjoy life, and that hope could vary with the stage of CKD. The aims of this study were to quantify both the associ...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Kurita, Takafumi Wakita, Yoshitaka Ishibashi, Shino Fujimoto, Masahiko Yazawa, Tomo Suzuki, Kenichiro Koitabashi, Mai Yanagi, Hiroo Kawarazaki, Joseph Green, Shunichi Fukuhara, Yugo Shibagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02120-0