Symptom burden in chronic kidney disease; a population based cross sectional study

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Authors

Sameera Senanayake

Nalika Gunawardena · Anti Filariasis Campaign

Paba Palihawadana · University of Colombo

Palitha Bandara

Rashan Haniffa · Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Ranawaka Hewage Karunarathna

Priyantha Kumara

Abstract

Patients in all stages of CKD experience high symptom burden warranting rigorous measures to relieve symptoms and to improve the well-being of CKD patients.

Topics & Keywords

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Nephrology

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 228-228

DOI: 10.1186/s12882-017-0638-y

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