Influence of dialysis-related stigma on health-related indicators in Japanese patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Hidehiro SugisawaYumiko ShimizuTamaki KumagaiKanji ShishidoYutaka KodaToshio Shinoda

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2023)

These results suggest that dialysis-related stigma has both a significant direct and synergic influence with other stigmatized characteristics on health-related indicators.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
patients undergoing
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
hiv aids
mental illness
social support
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus