Illness perceptions predict mortality in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study

Illness perceptions predict mortality in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Illness perceptions have been shown to predict a range of psychosocial and clinical outcomes in kidney disease; including quality of life, distress, treatment adherence and even survival in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis. The aim of this study was to evaluate whethe...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Muscat, John Weinman, Emanuel Farrugia, Liberato Camilleri, Joseph Chilcot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Illness perception
Chronic kidney disease
CKD
Predialysis
Depression
Distress
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-02189-7

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