Impact of early referral to nephrologist on mental health among hemodialysis patients: A dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study (DOPPS)

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Yokoyama, Yoko ^a,b   Yamazaki, Shin ^a   Hasegawa, Takeshi ^a,c   Wakita, Takafumi ^b,d   Hayashino, Yasuaki ^a   Takegami, Misa ^a   Akiba, Takashi ^e   Akizawa, Tadao ^f   Asano, Yasushi ^g   Saito, Akira ^h   Kurokawa, Kiyoshi ⁱ   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Institute for Health Outcomes and Process Evaluation Research   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g SUWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^h TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study; Early referral; Hemodialysis; Mental health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEPHROLOGIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68349083399     PISSN: 16602110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000232601     Document Type: Article

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