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Comparative Study
. 2017 Nov;39(1):173-178.
doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2016.1256312. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

Emotional management and biological markers of dietetic regimen in chronic kidney disease patients

Carlo Lai  1 , Paola Aceto  2 , Massimiliano Luciani  3 , Erika Fazzari  1 , Valerio Cesari  1 , Stella Luciano  4 , Antonio Fortini  4 , Desiderata Berloco  4 , Francesco Canulla  4 , Vincenzo Bruzzese  5 , Silvia Lai  6
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Comparative Study

Emotional management and biological markers of dietetic regimen in chronic kidney disease patients

Carlo Lai et al. Ren Fail. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the association between psychological characteristics and biological markers of adherence in chronic kidney disease patients receiving conservative therapy, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (PD), or kidney transplantation. Seventy-nine adult patients were asked to complete the following questionnaires: Toronto Alexithymia scale, Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale, and Short Form Health Survey. Biological markers of adherence to treatment were measured. Peritoneal dialysis patients showed a lower capacity to feel pleasure from sensorial experience (p = .011) and a higher values of phosphorus compared to the other patients' groups (p = .0001). The inability to communicate emotions was negatively correlated with hemoglobin levels (r = -(0).69; p = .001) and positively correlated with phosphorus values in the PD patients (r = .45; p = .050). Findings showed higher psychological impairments and a lower adherence to the treatment in PD patients and suggest the implication of emotional competence in adherence to treatment.

Keywords: Hemodialysis; alexithymia; kidney disease; quality of life; renal failure.

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