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Development of a measure for patients preparing to start dialysis and their partners: The Starting Dialysis Questionnaire (SDQ) (2020)
Journal Article
C, M., A, W., LA, C., S, M., & SM, S. (2020). Development of a measure for patients preparing to start dialysis and their partners: The Starting Dialysis Questionnaire (SDQ). Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01610-x

Background The transition onto dialysis is a stressful time that affects both patients and their partners. Research suggests that psychological and interpersonal characteristics within the couple are related to how well they adapt to dialysis. The a... Read More about Development of a measure for patients preparing to start dialysis and their partners: The Starting Dialysis Questionnaire (SDQ).

Quality of life improved for patients after starting dialysis but is impaired, initially, for their partners: a multi-centre, longitudinal study (2020)
Journal Article
C, M., LA, C., S, M., S, S., & A, W. (2020). Quality of life improved for patients after starting dialysis but is impaired, initially, for their partners: a multi-centre, longitudinal study. BMC Nephrology, 21, Article 185. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01819-4

Background Quality of life (QOL) is important to patients with end stage renal disease and their partners. Despite the first 12 weeks being a critical time in the treatment pathway, limited research exists which examines how the transition onto dial... Read More about Quality of life improved for patients after starting dialysis but is impaired, initially, for their partners: a multi-centre, longitudinal study.