| Literature DB >> 2047501 |
J Craven1, C Littlefield, G Rodin, M Murray.
Abstract
Measures of disease severity are required as experimental, control and outcome variables in studies of the psychosocial aspects of physical illness. The Endstage Renal Disease Severity Index (ESRD-SI) was developed for these purposes during a prospective study of patient adjustment to dialysis and endstage renal disease (ESRD). It was found to have adequate inter-rater reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct and predictive validity in two subsamples (total N = 233) of dialysis patients. The ESRD-SI is suitable as a sensitive indicator of disease severity in these patients.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2047501 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700014823
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychol Med ISSN: 0033-2917 Impact factor: 7.723