Biopsychosocial experiences and coping strategies of elderly ESRD patients: a qualitative study to inform the development of more holistic and person-centred health services in Singapore

• Main Authors: Emeline Han (Author), Farah Shiraz (Author), Victoria Haldane (Author), Joel Jun Kai Koh (Author), Rina Yu Chin Quek (Author), Semra Ozdemir (Author), Eric Andrew Finkelstein (Author), Tazeen Hasan Jafar (Author), Hui-Lin Choong (Author), Sheryl Gan (Author), Lydia W. W. Lim (Author), Helena Legido-Quigley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background As the incidence and prevalence rates of end stage renal disease (ESRD) rise globally, a disproportionate increase has been observed in the elderly population. Singapore has the fifth highest incidence of treated ESRD worldwide, with the upward trend of ESRD being most apparent a...