title: The effect of acceptance on health outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease.
abstract: The concept of acceptance has both research and clinical significance. There may be two types of acceptance leading to different health outcomes. By assessing their level and type of acceptance, clinicians could provide patients with appropriate treatments to encourage 'active' acceptance, thereby leading to positive health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia. ramony.chan@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Ramony
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000523:psychology*