Open AccessPsychological distress between chronic hemodialysis patients with and without low back pain
Author(s) -
Shuhei Hishii,
Nobuyuki Miyatake,
Hiroyuki Nishi,
Akihiko Katayama,
Kazuhiro Uzike,
Hiroo Hashimoto,
Kiichi Koumoto
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health and preventive medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1347-4715
pISSN - 1342-078X
DOI - 10.1007/s12199-016-0573-8
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , chronic pain , distress , public health , psychological distress , psychiatry , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , mental health , clinical psychology , nursing
The aim of this study was to compare psychological distress between patients on chronic hemodialysis with and without chronic low back pain (CLBP).