Open AccessAssociations of race with depression and symptoms in patients on maintenance haemodialysis
Author(s) -
Steven D. Weisbord,
Linda F. Fried,
Mark L. Unruh,
Paul L. Kimmel,
Galen E. Switzer,
Michael J. Fine,
Robert M. Arnold
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl521
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , race (biology) , quality of life (healthcare) , hemodialysis , african american , racial differences , gerontology , intensive care medicine , ethnic group , history , ethnology , botany , nursing , macroeconomics , sociology , anthropology , economics , biology
Although studies have shown that African American haemodialysis patients report better overall quality of life than Whites, racial differences in depression and symptom burden remain less well characterized. The aim of this study was to compare these domains between African American and White patients on chronic haemodialysis.
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