Quality of life of caregivers and patients on peritoneal dialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1713-1719

  Fan, Stanley Lin Sun ^a,b   Sathick, Insara ^a   McKitty, Khadija ^a   Punzalan, Sally ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAPD; Caregivers; Peritoneal dialysis; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 44449117375     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm830     Document Type: Article

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