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Status of life-areas: Congruence/noncongruence in ESRD patient and spouse perceptions

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  • Gray, Heather
  • Brogan, Donna
  • Kutner, Nancy G.

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Perceptions of ESRD patients' satisfaction with, and abilities in, 13 life-areas were assessed in 50 patients and their spouses by means of a series of linear rating scales. Patient and spouse views were congruent on 10 dimensions. Noncongruence existed only on perception of the patient's satisfaction with his/her medical situation, perception of the patient's ability to care for self, and perception of the patient's satisfaction with feelings about self. This noncongruence was especially pronounced in certain patient subgroups, and explanations related to the nature of ESRD and its treatment are suggested. We recommend that future studies examine not only perceptions of patients' satisfaction but also perceptions of the spouse's own satisfaction with various life-areas.

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  • Gray, Heather & Brogan, Donna & Kutner, Nancy G., 1985. "Status of life-areas: Congruence/noncongruence in ESRD patient and spouse perceptions," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 20(4), pages 341-346, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:20:y:1985:i:4:p:341-346
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    1. Alex Michalos & Bruno Zumbo & Anita Hubley, 2000. "Health and the Quality of Life," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 51(3), pages 245-286, September.
    2. Kehr, K.W. & Paetzold, O., 1992. "Collective and tracer diffusion of lattice gases in lattices with site-energy disorder," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 190(1), pages 1-12.
    3. Heath, Chip, 1999. "On the Social Psychology of Agency Relationships: Lay Theories of Motivation Overemphasize Extrinsic Incentives," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 78(1), pages 25-62, April.

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