biostudies-literaturePicariello FNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)79-88https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5469558biostudies-literatureUnknown10(1)Fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom, affecting 42-89% of end-stage kidney disease patients, persisting even in pre-dialysis care and stable kidney transplantation, with huge repercussions on functioning, quality of life and patient outcomes. This paper presents a critical review of current evidence for the role of psychological factors in renal fatigue. To date, research has concentrated primarily on the contribution of depression, anxiety and subjective sleep quality to the experience of fatigue. These factors display consistent and strong associations with fatigue, above and beyond the role of demographic and clinical factors. Considerably less research is available on other psychological factors, such as social support, stress, self-efficacy, illness and fatigue-specific beliefClinical kidney journalThe role of psychological factors in fatigue among end-stage kidney disease patients: a critical review.PMC5469558NIHR-INF-0673Picariello FMoss-Morris RChilcot AJMacdougall ICfalseThe role of psychological factors in fatigue among end-stage kidney disease patients: a critical review.Fatigue is a common and debilitating symptom, affecting 42-89% of end-stage kidney disease patients, persisting even in pre-dialysis care and stable kidney transplantation, with huge repercussions on functioning, quality of life and patient outcomes. This paper presents a critical review of current evidence for the role of psychological factors in renal fatigue. To date, research has concentrated primarily on the contribution of depression, anxiety and subjective sleep quality to the experience of fatigue. These factors display consistent and strong associations with fatigue, above and beyond the role of demographic and clinical factors. Considerably less research is available on other psychological factors, such as social support, stress, self-efficacy, illness and fatigue-specific belief2017-01-01T00:00:00Z2017 Feb2025-04-04T12:29:21.976Z2019-03-27T02:47:31ZS-EPMC54695582863860810.1093/ckj/sfw113