Nephrology
Chronic Renal Failure, Disability
May 2000
Clinical Focus*
- Do the current criteria cited in the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) Listing of Impairments for chronic renal failure (CRF) correlate with an inability to work for 12 consecutive months?
- Do current Listings predict a CRF patient's employment status, self-reported ability to work, and/or functional status over 12 consecutive months?
- What factors are the best predictors of a CRF patient's employment status, self-reported ability to work, and/or functional status over 12 consecutive months?
- Given the assumption that some patients on dialysis can work, what are the best predictors of a dialysis patient's employment status, self-reported ability to work, and functional status over 12 consecutive months?
*Addressed in the summary or evidence report.
Determinants of Disability in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure
Summary (Publication No. 00-E012, May 2000)
Evidence Report (Publication No. 00-E013, May 2000)
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Selected Publications
EPC: ECRI
Topic Nominator: Social Security Administration
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