title: The Endstage Renal Disease Severity Index (ESRD-SI).
abstract: Measures of disease severity are required as experimental, control and outcome variables in studies of the psychosocial aspects of physical illness. The Endstage Renal Disease Severity Index (ESRD-SI) was developed for these purposes during a prospective study of patient adjustment to dialysis and endstage renal disease (ESRD). It was found to have adequate inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct and predictive validity in two subsamples (total N = 233) of dialysis patients. The ESRD-SI is suitable as a sensitive indicator of disease severity in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry Toronto Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Craven
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Littlefield
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015588:Observer Variation; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D012944:Social Support