Depression in hemodialysis patients
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2008; 24 (4): 560-565
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-89577
ABSTRACT
To measure the frequency of depression and its risk factors in patients under going hemodialysis. It is a cross-sectional prospective study conducted at Hemodialysis unit of Shalamar Hospital and Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from 1[st] January 2006 to 30[th] April 2006. All patients getting regular hemodialysis for more than three months were included. Beck's Depression Inventory- II [BDI-II; adapted in Urdu] was administered on all the patients who were able to read or understand it. Blood sample were drawn at the same time for routine hematological, biochemical parameters and viral markers [Anti HCV and HbsAg]. Diagnosis was made as per Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition [DSM IV] for correlation of psychological variables with clinical, hematological and biochemical parameters. Eighty nine patients were enrolled which included fifty two [58.4%] were male and seventy seven [86.5%] were married. Major causes of renal failure were diabetes, hypertension and chronic glomerulonephrotis. Duration of dialysis was from 03 to 49 months with mean of 19.64 +/- 11.7 months. Severity of depression was categorized in to mild, moderate and severe on the basis of BDI score. Majority of the patients fifty [56.1%] were moderately to severely depressed and there was no gender difference in the prevalence of depression. Majority of patients undergoing hemodialysis were depressed. Major risk factors for depression were marital status, illiteracy, number of children, socioeconomic factors, gender, hypertension and hypoalbuminemia. Patients with anemia, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia had suicidal tendency. Patients with hepatitis C and disturbed liver function have strong correlation with psychological parameters
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Cross-Sectional Studies
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Prospective Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Renal Dialysis
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Marital Status
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Depression
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Educational Status
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Renal Insufficiency
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2008
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