Psychological Distress and Self-Management in CKD: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) not receiving dialysis, including kidney transplant recipients, often experience difficulties regarding self-management. An important barrier for adherence to self-management recommendations may be the presence of psychological distress, consisting of depressive and anxiety symptoms. We investigated relationships between psychological distress and adherence to self-management recommendations.

Study design

Cross-sectional online questionnaire data as part of the E-GOAL study.

Setting & participants

Patients with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate, 20-89 mL/min/1.73 m²) were recruited from April 2018 to October 2020 at 4 hospitals in The Netherlands and completed online screening question

SUBMITTER: Cardol CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518713 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature