Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease: Exploring the Impact of CKD, Dialysis, and Transplantation on Patients

Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Kidney Disease: Exploring the Impact of CKD, Dialysis, and Transplantation on Patients provides an overview of the emotional and psychological challenges faced by people with renal disease. This book outlines the epidemiology and treatment of the psychosocial factors affecting them. The sections in the book cover psychiatric illness in the earlier and middle stages of chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease treated with dialysis, and renal transplantation. The book concludes with a section on special considerations, delving into topics such as treating children and adolescents, quality of life, caregiver burden, challenges in psychosocial research in kidney disease, and future directions for intervention.

Includes chapters that are written by a leading group of international researchersEmphasizes practical approaches to patient care and treatment issuesExplores psychosocial issues related to hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysisDiscusses available treatment for anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, pain, nonadherence, cognitive dysfunction, palliative care, and other psychosocial concerns

Section I: Introduction

1. Introduction

Norman B. Levy

2. Coping With Chronic Illness: The Challenge of Patients with Renal Disease

Daniel Cukor, Scott D. Cohen and Paul L. Kimmel

3. The Landscape of Psychiatric Illness in CKD and ESRD

Alice Won and Paul L. Kimmel

4. Social Determinants of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in CKD and ESRD

Jenna M. Norton

Section II: Chronic Renal Disease

5. Psychological Challenges and Psychiatric Illness in Earlier Stages of CKD

L. Parker Gregg and S. Susan Hedayati

6. Physical Activity for Patients with CKD

Capri G. Foy

Section III: Patients with ESRD Treated with Dialysis

7. Depression in Patients with CKD and ESRD

David K. Quinn and Daniel Cukor

8. Anxiety in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Paul L. Kimmel, Scott D. Cohen and Daniel Cukor

9. Sleep Disorders in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Maria-Eleni Roumelioti, Christos P. Argyropoulos and Mark L. Unruh

10. Pain and Symptom Burden in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Manisha Jhamb and Jennifer Steel

11. Cognitive Functioning in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Konstadina Griva and Stanton P. Newman

12. Sexual Function in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Connie J. Wang, James B. Wetmore and Kirsten L. Johansen

13. Social Support in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Saad Alshihiri and Scott D. Cohen

14. Adherence and Illness Perceptions in Patients with CKD and ESRD

Joseph Chilcot, John Weinman and Ken Farrington

15. Psychiatric Challenges in Patients Treated with Peritoneal Dialysis

Susie Q. Lew and Patricia Centron

16. Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Patients with ESRD

Nathaniel Berman and Elly Varma

Section IV: Renal Transplantation

17. Psychosocial Evaluation in Kidney Transplantation

Kristy L. Engel and Kristin K. Kuntz

18. Psychiatric Challenges and Management in Kidney Transplantation

Matthew Christian Cornelius

19. Adherence Management in Transplantation

Sabina M. DeGeest, Janette Ribaut, Kris Denhaerynck and Fabienne Dobbels

Section V: Special Considerations

20. Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with CKD and ESRD

Kaushalendra Amatya, Marva M. Moxey-Mims and Stephen R. Hooper

21. Caregivers of People with Kidney Disease

Melissa S. Nataatmadja and Nicholas A. Gray

22. Measuring and Improving Quality of Life

C. Graham Ford, Mark L. Unruh and Larissa Myaskovsky

23. Challenges in Psychosocial Research in Renal Populations

Rajnish Mehrotra and Daniel Cukor

24. Future Directions for Psychiatric Intervention: Novel Models of Service Delivery

Daniel Cukor and Scott D. Cohen

2. Overview of Psychiatric Illness in Earlier Stages of CKD 3. Epidemiology of Psychiatric Illness 4. Assessment of Depression 5. Treatment of Depression 6. Anxiety 7. Sleep Disturbance 8. Cognitive Functioning 9. Pain and Symptom Burden 10. Adherence 11. Social Support and Family Dynamics 12. Sexuality 13. Psychiatric Challenges in Peritoneal Dialysis 14. Issues in Starting and Stopping Hemodialysis 15. Quality of Life and Mental Health Issues 16. Psychiatric Evaluation in Kidney Transplant 17. Psychiatric Challenges of the Kidney Transplant Process 18. Psychopharmacological Management 19. Adherence Assessment and Promotion 20. Psychosocial Disparities in CKD and ESRD 21. Pediatric Considerations 22. The Adolescent 23. Measuring and Improving Quality of Life 24. Challenges in Psychosocial Research in Renal Populations 25. Future Directions for Psychiatric Intervention