Social support, which is the perception or experience that one is cared for, esteemed, and
part of a mutually supportive social network, has beneficial effects on mental and physical …

Significant disparities in CKD rates and outcomes exist between black and white Americans.
Health disparities are defined as health differences that adversely affect disadvantaged …

Purpose To examine the impact of marital status on stage at diagnosis, use of definitive
therapy, and cancer-specific mortality among each of the 10 leading causes of cancer …

More and more evidences suggest that primary colon and rectum tumors should not be
considered as a single disease entity. In this manuscript, we evaluate the metastatic patterns …

Depression is a common, under-recognized, and under-treated problem that is
independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality in CKD patients. However …

Psychosocial issues are an understudied yet important concern in the overall health of
hemodialysis (HD) patients. Stress is a concomitant of chronic illness and its treatment, and …

Abstract Depressive disorders are 1.5–4 times more prevalent in medically ill patients than
in the general population. Mood disorders can be regarded as the final common pathway …

The compromised health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with chronic kidney
disease is now well documented. The recent mandate by the Center for Medicare Services …

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine the effects of marital status on
stage at presentation, receipt of treatment, and survival in patients with head and neck …

Nonadherence to aspects of the management of End‐Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is
common. Estimates of nonadherence vary with assessment method. Whilst readily available …