Open AccessSpirituality, Social Support, and Survival in Hemodialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Joann M. Spinale,
Scott Cohen,
Prashant Khetpal,
Rolf A. Peterson,
Brenna Clougherty,
Christina M. Puchalski,
Samir S. Patel,
Paul L. Kimmel
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.01790408
Subject(s) - spirituality , social support , religiosity , medicine , psychosocial , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , alternative medicine , pathology
No studies have evaluated the relationship among spirituality, social support, and survival in patients with ESRD. This study assessed whether spirituality was an independent predictor of survival in dialysis patients with ESRD after controlling for age, diabetes, albumin, and social support.