Relationship between mental health and spiritual wellbeing among hemodialysis patients: a correlation study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The stress of living with a terminal disease has a negative impact on the mental health of hemodialysis (HD) patients. Spirituality is a potential coping mechanism for stressful experiences. Studies on the relationship between spirituality and mental health among HD patients...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Bertolaccini Martinez, Rodrigo Pereira Custodio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000100023&lng=en&tlng=en