Search for dissertations about: "Psychological problems in dialysis patients"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Psychological problems in dialysis patients.

2. 1. Living with chronic kidney disease : perceptions of illness and health-related quality of life

   Author : Agneta Pagels; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Chronic kidney disease;

   Abstract : This thesis comprises two studies concerning illness perceptions and perceived health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The overall aim was to evaluate psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) (study I), and furthermore to explore illness perceptions (study I) and HRQoL (study II) in adult patients in different stages of renal insufficiency (CKD stages 2-5). READ MORE