Mapping the Relationship between Health-related Beliefs, Fear, Avoidance, and Depression: Lessons from the Pandemic and Beyond.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a mental health crisis, with depression symptoms increasing nearly three-fold compared to pre-pandemic levels. To explain this surge and to outline related novel treatment targets for post-pandemic psychiatric interventions, the current study examined cognitive, emotional, and behavioral predictors of depression (in the context of the recent pandemic). Participants completed measures assessing perceived danger, perceived infectiousness, and fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Contribution of residual function to removal of protein-bound solutes in hemodialysis.

Background And Objectives: This study evaluated the contribution of residual function to the removal of solutes for which protein binding limits clearance by hemdialysis.

Design, Setting, Participants, & Measurements: Solute concentrations were measured in 25 hemodialysis patients with residual urea clearances ranging from 0.1 to 6.