Psychological Assessment of Candidates for a Hemodialysis Program

Article1 March 1966Psychological Assessment of Candidates for a Hemodialysis ProgramPATRICIA SAND, PH.D., GOODHUE LIVINGSTON, PH.D., ROBERT G. WRIGHT, M.D.PATRICIA SAND, PH.D., GOODHUE LIVINGSTON, PH.D., ROBERT G. WRIGHT, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-3-602 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWithin the last 5 years technological and medical improvements have made it possible to use long-term dialysis as a treatment technique (1-4). The clinical literature suggests that psychological characteristics of the patients, as well as technical and medical aspects of care, affect the practicability of a chronic hemodialysis program.In order for chronic dialysis to be successful, a complex adjustment must be made which demands intelligent co-operation and emotional acceptance on the part of the patient. Significant adjustment problems have been reported in the literature which range from inadequate co-operation with medical requirements to severe depression (5, 6), and apparent...References1. SCRIBNERBURICANERHEGSTROMBURNELL BHRJERJM: The treatment of chronic uremia by intermittent hemodialysis: a preliminary report. Trans. Amer. Soc. Artif. Intern. Organs 6: 114, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. HEGSTROMMURRAYPENDRASBURNELLSCRIBNER RMJSJPJMBH: Hemodialysis in the treatment of chronic uremia. Trans Amer. Soc. Artif. Intern. Organs 7: 136, 1961. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. FREEMANMAHERSCHREINER RBJFGE: Hemodialysis for chronic renal failure. I. Technical considerations. Ann. Intern. Med. 62: 519, 1965. LinkGoogle Scholar4. SCRIBNERFERGUSBOENTHOMAS BHEGSTED: Some therapeutic approaches to chronic renal insufficiency. Ann. Rev. Med. 16: 285, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. GOMBOSLEEHARTONCUMMINGS EATHMRJW: One year's experience with an intermittent dialysis program. Ann. Intern. Med. 61: 462, 1964. LinkGoogle Scholar6. SHEABOGDANFREEMANSCHREINER EJDFRBGE: Hemodialysis for chronic renal failure. IV. Psychological considerations. Ann. Intern. Med. 62: 558, 1965. LinkGoogle Scholar7. MAHERFREEMANSCHREINER JFRBGE: Hemodialysis for chronic renal failure. II. Biochemical and clinical aspects. Ibid., p. 535. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Seattle, WashingtonFrom the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.This study was supported in part by a John A. Hartford Foundation grant from the Seattle Artificial Kidney Center and a John A. Hartford Foundation grant, SD-62, from the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., and grant AM-06741-02, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.A portion of this work was conducted through the Clinical Research Center facility of the University of Washington, aided by grant 8MO1 FR 37, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Miss Patricia Sand, Ph.D., Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. 98105. 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