Association of functional and structural social support with chronic kidney disease among African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study.

Rasheeda K HallClemontina A DavenportMario SimsCathleen Colón-EmericTiffany WashingtonJennifer St Clair RussellJane PendergastNrupen BhavsarJulia SciallaCrystal C TysonWei WangYuan-I MinBessie YoungL Ebony BoulwareClarissa J Diamantidis

Published in: BMC nephrology (2019)

In this African-American cohort, social support was not associated with prevalent CKD or kidney function decline. Further inquiry of self-esteem's role in CKD self-management and renal outcomes is warranted.

Keyphrases

social support
chronic kidney disease
african american
depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
heart failure
type diabetes
insulin resistance
glycemic control