Vol. S13 — Supplemento S13 2008

• Survival is not enough - Quality of life in CKD
  

  G. Bellinghieri¹, M. Cirillo², N.G. De Santo^3,4, R.M. De Santo^5,6, A.F. Perna²

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, University of Messina, Messina - Italy
  (2) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (3) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples
  (4) and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi
  (5) Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples
  (6) and Laboratory for Psychological Support, Dialys

• Survival is not enough: reflections of a long-term renal patient
  

  R.A.J. Eady¹

  (1) Renal patient, London - UK

• How to improve quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease: a personal view
  

  M. Bartiromo¹, F. Berthoux¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation, Hopital Nord, CHU de Saint-Etienne, Sa

• Can we ameliorate quality of life in chronic kidney disease? The nephrologist's point of view
  

  Eberhard Ritz

• The philosopher and the malady. A historical reckoning
  

  A. Montano¹

  (1) Department of Philosophy, University of Salerno, Salerno - Italy

• On this side of language, pain
  

  A. Masullo¹

  (1) A. Aliotta Department of Philosophy, University Federico II, Naples - Italy

• How to support the patient with chronic disease. A philosophical point of view
  

  D. von Engelhardt¹

  (1) Institute of History of Medicine and Science, Lbeck - Germany

• The legal basis of the right to rehabilitation in the Italian Constitution
  

  F.P. Casavola¹

  (1) National Committee of Bioethics, Rome - Italy

• To survive is not enough. Quality of life in CKD - The need for a new generation of health-oriented economists
  

  P. Anastasio¹, M. Cirillo¹, A.F. Perna¹, R.M. Pollastro¹, V.A. Di Leo², R.M. De Santo^3,4, N.G. De Santo^5,6, G. Bilancio¹

  (1) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (2) Clinic Center, Valle Fiorita, Rome - Italy
  (3) Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples
  (4) and Laboratory for Psychological Support, Dialys
  (5) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples
  (6) and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi

• What is psychonephrology?
  

  N.B. Levy¹

  (1) Department of Psychiatry, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California, Los Angeles - USA

• Quality of life in patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis: survival is not enough!
  

  S.D. Weisbord¹, P.L. Kimmel¹, S.D. Cohen¹

  (1) Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, W

• Sleep disorders occur very early in chronic kidney disease
  

  M.. Bartiromo¹, M. Cirillo¹, C.M. Cesare¹, R.M. De Santo^2,3

  (1) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (2) Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples
  (3) and Laboratory for Psychological Support, Dialys

• Sleep disturbances in dialysis patients
  

  M. Valente¹, G. Merlino¹, G.L. Gigli¹

  (1) Sleep Disorder Center, Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Santa Maria della Misericordia Univer

• Insomnia on dialysis nights: the beneficial effects of cool dialysate
  

  D.L. Bliwise^1,2, D.B. Rye^1,2, J.L. Bailey³, E.J.W. Van Someren⁴, K.P. Parker^1,2

  (1) Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta
  (2) and Department of Neurology, Emo
  (3) Renal Division, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia - USA
  (4) Department of Sleep and Cognition, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, and Institute of the Roya

• Relation between insomnia mood disorders and clinical and biochemical parameters in patients undergoing chronic hemodial
  

  N. Karvouniaris¹, K. Georgopoulou², C. Bornivelli², P. Alivanis¹, A.. Zervos¹, I. Choustoulakis², I. Giannikouris¹, A. Arvanitis¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Rhodes, Rhodes - Greece
  (2) Psychiatric Clinic, Psychiatric Hospital of Tripoli, Tripoli - Greece

• Co-morbidity and quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients
  

  M. Novak^1,2, M.Z. Molnar^3,4, I. Mucsi^3,5, A.Z. Kovacs¹

  (1) Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest - Hungary
  (2) and Department of Psych
  (3) First Department of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest
  (4) Institute of Behavioral Scie
  (5) Hungarian Academy of Science

• Parathyroidectomy improves the quality of sleep in maintenance hemodialysis patients with severe hyperparathyroidism
  

  M. Cirillo¹, Gennaro Cice², N.G. De Santo^3,4, F. Annunziata^5,6, M.G. Esposito⁷, A.F. Perna¹, S.. Iannelli¹, A. Livrea⁷, G. Conzo⁷, C.M. Cesare¹, S. Celsi⁷, G. Bilancio¹, R.M. De Santo^8,9, E. Violetti¹

  (1) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (2) Division of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (3) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples
  (4) and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi
  (5) Division of Endocrine Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples
  (6) and First Chair of Nephrology, S
  (7) Division of Endocrine Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy
  (8) Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici, Naples
  (9) and Laboratory for Psychological Support, Dialys

• Renal transplantation and sleep: a new life is not enough
  

  M. Sabbatini¹, R. Nappi¹, A. Crispo², A. Pisani¹, R. Gallo¹, Bruno Cianciaruso¹, S. Federico¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, University Federico II, Naples - Italy
  (2) Department of Epidemiology, Fondazione Pascale, Naples - Italy

• Early identification of kidney disease by eGFR: What is the prevalence of eGFR in the population?
  

  N.G. De Santo^1,2, F. Marcarelli³, M. Cirillo³, D. Chiricone³, C. Lombardi³, G. Bilancio³

  (1) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples
  (2) and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi
  (3) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples - Italy

• Quality of life assessment and instruments in end-stage renal disease
  

  G. Apolone¹, G. Mingardi², P. Mosconi¹

  (1) Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacology Research, Milan - Italy
  (2) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, United Hospitals of Bergamo, Bergamo - Italy

• Sexual dysfunction in chronic renal failure
  

  G. Bellinghieri¹, V. Savica¹, A. Mallamace¹, D. Santoro¹

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, University of Messina, Messina - Italy

• Survival in octogenarian dialysis patients: analysis in two Southern Italian regions
  

  G. Bellinghieri¹, On behalf of the MASTERPLAN Study Group, M. Li Vecchi², N.G. De Santo^3,4, V. Savica¹, Biagio Di Iorio⁵, L. Gitto⁶, D. Santoro¹

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, University of Messina, Messina - Italy
  (2) Chair of Nephrology, University of Palermo, Palermo - Italy
  (3) First Chair of Nephrology, Second University of Naples, Naples
  (4) and Istituto Italiano per gli Studi
  (5) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, A. Landolfi Hospital, ASL AV/2, Solofra, Avellino - Italy
  (6) Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina - Italy

• Life without quality. Reflections of a female focus group on life, health and kidney disease
  

  E. Goria¹, M. Ventrella¹, E. Macaliuso¹, A. Crosta¹, P. Bandiziol¹, C. Mereu¹, G. Rizzo¹, G.B. Piccoli¹, M. Milano¹, R. Sanfilippo¹, F. De Martino¹

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, University of Turin, Turin - Italy

• Vitamins and quality of life in hemodialysis patients
  

  M. Mydlik¹, K. Derzsiova¹

  (1) Nephrology Clinic, Medical School of P.J. Safarik University and Logman a.s., Kosice - Slovak Republ

• Is survival enough for quality of life in Sagliker Syndrome-uglifying human face appearances in chronic kidney disease?
  

  R. Univar¹, P. Khetan², M. Bali³, I. Yildiz⁴, K. Eyupoglu⁵, V. Acharya⁶, K. Cengiz⁷, D. Ookalkar², S. Tapiawala⁸, H. Sabit Sagliker⁹, Y. Sagliker⁴, S. Durugkar¹⁰, A. Sabry¹¹, Y. Yenicerioglu¹², N. Paylar⁹, H. Akar¹², O. Golea¹³, P. Sagliker Ozkaynak⁹, C. Capusa¹⁴

  (1) Private Dialiysis Unit, Edirne - Turkey
  (2) Ashwini Kidney Center, Nagpur - India
  (3) Division of Nephrology, Gazi University, Ankara - Turkey
  (4) Division of Nephrology, Cukurova University, Adana - Turkey
  (5) Division of Nephrology, State Hospital, Duzce - Turkey
  (6) National Kidney Foundation, Mumbai - India
  (7) Division of Nephrology, 19 Mayis University, Samsun - Turkey
  (8) Division of Nephrology, Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai - India
  (9) Sagliker Hypertension Unit, Adana- Turkey
  (10) MPUH Kidney Intitute, Nadiad - India
  (11) Division of Nephrology, Mansoura University, Mansoura - Egypt
  (12) Department of Nephrology, Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Aydin - Turkey
  (13) Division of Nephrology, County Hospital, Timisoara - Romania
  (14) Division of Nephrology, Bucharest University, Bucharest - Romania

• Neurobiological model and quality of life in discovering personality of the uremic patient
  

  E. Crasc¹, Michele Buemi¹, M.S. Giacobbe¹, Giuseppe Coppolino¹, Susanna Campo¹, C. Aloisi¹, A. Sturiale¹, Davide Bolignano¹

  (1) Chair of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Messina, Messina - Italy

• Is it necessary to check outcomes to improve quality of care? The example of anemia management
  

  Daniele Marcelli¹, Attilio Di Benedetto², P. Ponce³, A. Basci⁴, L. Scatizzi¹, P. Marotta⁵, S. Cesare², N. Richards⁶

  (1) Clinical Management Europe Middle East and Africa, FME, Bad Homburg - Germany
  (2) NephroCare Italy, Naples - Italy
  (3) Almada Dialysis Center, Corrois - Portugal
  (4) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ege University Medical School, Izmir - Turk
  (5) Ethical Committee ASL NA 1, Naples - Italy
  (6) Fresenius Medical Care, Tipton - United Kingdom

• Palliative care in nephrology
  

  B. Rutkowski¹, M. Lichodziejewska-Niemierko^2,3

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdans
  (2) Department of Palliative Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk
  (3) and Department of Nephrolog

• Burn-out in the dialysis unit
  

  Emanuele Cucciniello¹, N. Cillo¹, Biagio Di Iorio¹, Vincenzo Bellizzi¹

  (1) Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, A. Landolfi Hospital, ASL AV/2, Solofra, Avellino - Italy

• Reflections on 'Survival is not enough - Quality of life in CKD'
  

  F. Mallamaci¹

  (1) CNR-IBIM, National Research Council-Institute of Biomedicine - Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopatho