Differences in Knowledge, Stress, Sensation Seeking and Locus of Control Linked to Dietary Adherence In Hemodialysis Patients

Patients with chronic kidney disease often require regular hemodialysis to prolong life. However, between hemodialysis sessions, patients have to restrict their diets carefully to avoid excess accumulation of potassium, phosphate, sodium and fluid, which their diseased kidneys can no longer regulat...

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Main Authors: Edward Leigh Gibson, Ines Held, Dina Khawnekar, Peter Rutherford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01864/full