Enhanced Psychosocial Support for Caregiver Burden for Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure Choosing Not to Be Treated by Dialysis or Transplantation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Chan, Kwok Ying; Yip, Terence; Yap, Desmond Y. H.; Sham, Mau Kwong; Wong, Yim Chi; Lau, Vikki Wai-Kee; Li, Cho Wing; Cheng, Benjamin Hon Wai; Lo, Wai Kei; Chan, Tak Mao

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Enhanced Psychosocial Support for Caregiver Burden for Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure Choosing Not to Be Treated by Dialysis or Transplantation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Author(s): Kwok Ying Chan ¹ , Terence Yip ² , Desmond Y H Yap ³ , Mau Kwong Sham ⁴ , Yim Chi Wong ⁴ , Vikki Wai Kee Lau ⁴ , Cho Wing Li ⁴ , Benjamin Hon Wai Cheng ⁵ , Wai Kei Lo ² , Tak Mao Chan ³

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Journal: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Keywords: Enhanced psychosocial support, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), anxiety, caregiver burden, chronic kidney failure, conservative management, depression, quality of life (QoL), randomized controlled trial (RCT), renal palliative care, social support, social worker

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Family caregivers of patients with chronic kidney failure have increased burden, as reflected by their high frequency of physical and mental disturbances. The impact of enhanced psychosocial support to caregivers of patients with chronic kidney failure remains unclear.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am. J. Kidney Dis.

Title: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1523-6838

ISSN (Print): 0272-6386

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2016

Volume: 67

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Palliative Medical Unit, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong. Electronic address: cky842@yahoo.com.hk.

[2 ] Renal Unit, Tung Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.

[3 ] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

[4 ] Palliative Medical Unit, Grantham Hospital, Hong Kong.

[5 ] Medical Palliative Medicine Team, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong.

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Publisher Item ID: S0272-6386(15)01252-4

DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2015.09.021

PubMed ID: 26549852

SO-VID: c8dd9b1c-3089-4c73-87b9-598faa35dc3f

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Keywords: Enhanced psychosocial support,Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS),anxiety,caregiver burden,chronic kidney failure,conservative management,depression,quality of life (QoL),randomized controlled trial (RCT),renal palliative care,social support,social worker

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