at 6 months. ASEX showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha's 0.89 and 0.90) and test-retest reliability (r=0.88, P<0.001). Convergent validity of ASEX was measured by means of the scales' correlation with the psychiatrists' assessment for the presence of SD (r=0.53, P<0.001)...
hemodialysis (HDchronic renal failure (CRFBackground: Socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD); however, the impact of SES on the quality of life (QOL) of these patients has not been clearly defined. Methods: One hundred eighteen ...
For that reason there was a rapid increase in the proportion of children on renal replacement therapy (RRT) surviving by the means of CAPD between 1980 and 1987, as it was reported in the EDTA registry. By the end of 1987 28% of the european children on dialysis were treated by CAPD ...