Are psychological symptoms greater in caregivers of patients on hemodialysis than those of peritoneal dialysis?
Somatization and depression are greater in the caregivers of center HD patients compared to PD and control groups. According to the findings of this study, we suggest that caregiving family members of dialysis patients especially on HD also should be evaluated for psychosocial problems and supported as needed. Further studies are needed to explore whether psychosocial parameters of caregivers predict outcomes for caregivers and patients.
SCTA of the renal arteries was best performed with a scan delay of TTEST + 20 s. However, analysis of our data showed that similar results could be expected with a delay of 44 s.