Different evaluations of the health related quality of life in dialysis patients

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 833-840

  Rebollo, Pablo ^a   Alvarez Ude, Fernando ^b   Valdés, Covadonga ^a   Estébanez, Carmen ^c  

^a Central University Hospital of Asturias   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE SEGOVIA   (Spain)

^c Autonomic Transplant Coordination of Castilla León   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment; Carer; Dialysis; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSE; PAIN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; HEALTH STATUS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NURSES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SELF CARE;

EID: 16644399316     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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