A selected review of the literature of adjustment to hemodialysis.
The manner in which dialysis patients respond to the stress of chronic renal failure has been focused on in an active body of research. The general approach to the concept of adjustment is critically reviewed and its implications for research considered. A number of important selected factors are reviewed and conclusions in each of the areas are presented. Specific problems are defined and alternative approaches proposed.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005190:Family; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment