The number of patients with end-stage kidney disease 65 years and older is growing, and
this growth is expected to continue. The presence of medical comorbidities, limited life …

Background. Health-related quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome for older people
who are often on dialysis for life. Little is, however, known about differences in QOL on …

Objectives This review summarises the information available for clinicians counselling older
patients with kidney failure about treatment options, focusing on prognosis, quality of life, the …

BACKGROUND: Both depression and cognitive impairment are common in hemodialysis
patients, are associated with adverse clinical outcomes, and place an increased burden on …

The authors examined the psychometric properties of the Spanish Beck Depression
Inventory-II (BDI-II; AT Beck, RA Steer, & GK Brown, 1996) in a sample of individuals …

The number of patients suffering from end‐stage renal disease is increasing rapidly around
the world, including in Taiwan. Hemodialysis (HD) patients report fatigue as a major …

Depression and sleep disorders are more frequent in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
(HD) than the general population, and are associated with reduced quality of life and …

Studies of life satisfaction in older adults have been conducted extensively through empirical
research, questionnaires, and theoretical analysis, with the majority of these studies basing …

Objective: Depression is the most widely studied complication in dialysis patients. In patients
with chronic renal failure, changes in body image are considered to be associated with …

Background: This study was aimed to investigate the main and buffering effects of positive
religious coping on the association between the number of chronic medical conditions and …