Health-related quality of life trajectories during predialysis care and associated illness perceptions.

Yvette MeulemanSergio A SilverioFriedo W DekkerNynke HalbesmaSandra van Dijk

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2017)

Older age and cardiovascular disease are markers for unfavorable physical HRQOL trajectories, and stronger negative illness perceptions are markers for unfavorable physical and mental HRQOL trajectories. Targeting negative illness perceptions could possibly optimize HRQOL during predialysis care. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

healthcare
cardiovascular disease
depressive symptoms
physical activity
mental health
primary care
palliative care
quality improvement
type diabetes
pain management
emergency department
drug delivery
middle aged
adverse drug
metabolic syndrome
electronic health record