Broschiertes Buch

Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease

Exploring the Impact of Ckd, Dialysis, and Transplantation on Patients

Herausgegeben: Cukor, Daniel; Cohen, Scott D.; Kimmel, Paul L.

Beschreibung

Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease: Exploring the Impact of CKD, Dialysis, and Transplantation on Patients provides an overview of the emotional and psychological challenges faced by people with renal disease. This book outlines the epidemiology and treatment of the psychosocial factors affecting them. The sections in the book cover psychiatric illness in the earlier and middle stages of chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease treated with dialysis, and renal transplantation. The book concludes with a section on special considerations, delving into topics such as treating children and adolescents, quality of life, caregiver burden, challenges in psychosocial research in kidney disease, and future directions for intervention.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Press / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2017-0-04815-2
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 153mm x 231mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 910g
• ISBN-13: 9780128170809
• ISBN-10: 0128170808
• Artikelnr.: 58261465

Rezensionen

".This book edited by Cukor, Cohen and Kimmel provides a wealth of information to health care providers who are trying to develop a patient centered approach to caring for individuals with kidney disease--understanding and addressing symptom management, quality of life issues, and research approaches." --Fredric O. Finkelstein MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT

"No other book has covered the multi-layered topics of psycho-nephrology so extensively as this ground breaking textbook...This book should be on the bookshelves of every facility around the world dedicated to CKD patients and their families." --Satoshi Funakoshi, MD, PhD, President, Nagasaki Kidney Center, Nagasaki, Japan