Quality of life improved for patients after starting dialysis but is impaired, initially, for their partners: a multi-centre, longitudinal study

Quality of life improved for patients after starting dialysis but is impaired, initially, for their partners: a multi-centre, longitudinal study

Abstract Background Quality of life (QOL) is important to patients with end stage renal disease and their partners. Despite the first 12 weeks being a critical time in the treatment pathway, limited research exists which examines how the transition onto dialysis impacts QOL. In this study we measure...

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Main Authors: Currie Moore, Lesley-Anne Carter, Sandip Mitra, Suzanne Skevington, Alison Wearden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Quality of life
Dialysis
Caregiver
End stage renal disease
Multilevel model
Dyad
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01819-4

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