Strong Associations Between Inflammation, Pruritus and Mental Health in Dialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Severin Schricker (Author), Thorsten Heider (Author), Moritz Schanz (Author), Jürgen Dippon (Author), Mark Dominik Alscher (Author), Heinz Weiss (Author), Thomas Mettang (Author), Martin Kimmel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pruritus, impaired mental health and inflammation contribute to morbidity in end-stage renal disease. There are no studies on all 3 conditions. We therefore obtained inflammatory parameter data (C-reactive protein and interleukin-6), pruritus data and psychological test data (36-Item Short-Form Heal...