Psychosocial and Quality of Life Issues in Women With End-Stage Renal Disease

There are differences in the way men and women experience end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Women are more likely to shoulder much of the burden of adapting family environments to accommodate life with ESRD. Issues such as fertility and conception are different from women in the general population. In the ESRD population, women express more depressive affect, anxiety, and personality disorder than men. Several psychosocial parameters have been...