Impact of religious activity on depression and quality of life of chronic peritoneal dialysis patients in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-130

  Kao, Tze Wah ^a   Tsai, Dong Ming ^b   Wu, Kwan Dun ^a   Shiah, Ching Jyh ^b   Hsieh, Bor Shen ^a   Chen, Wan Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Peritonneal dialysis; Quality of life; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION;

EID: 0037966451     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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