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. 2020 Aug 25;9(8):4282-4286.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_840_20. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Depression and anxiety in patients of chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis: A study from western Rajasthan

Pankaj Gadia  1 , Ankit Awasthi  2 , Shreyance Jain  3 , Ghanshyam D Koolwal  4
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Depression and anxiety in patients of chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis: A study from western Rajasthan

Pankaj Gadia et al. J Family Med Prim Care. .

Abstract

Background and aims: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a long standing debilitating medical condition. CKD patients who are undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience depressive and anxiety symptoms because of various physical and psychosocial factors. The present study aimed to assess psychiatric morbidities i.e., depression and/or anxiety in patients with CKD undergoing hemodialysis. The objective of study was to evaluate depressive and anxiety disorders and their relation to socio-demographic factors in patients with CKD.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Nephrology department of a tertiary care institution on 100 CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis; who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Diagnosis of depression and anxiety disorder was made as per WHO (ICD-10) criteria. Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) was applied to study severity of the disorders. Data collected was subjected to suitable statistical analysis (mean, standard deviation and Chi-square test).

Results: Majority (54 percent) of the CKD patients belonged to age group of 41 to 60 years, were Hindus, married and had low monthly income. The prevalence of depressive disorder and anxiety disorder among CKD patients was around 66% and 61%, respectively. Depression and anxiety were significantly associated with gender, occupation, income and duration of haemodialysis in these patients.

Conclusion: Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in CKD patients and have varying relations with different socio-demographic characteristics of patients. Clinicians should focus on these morbidities while managing such patients and provide holistic treatment using multidisciplinary approaches to improve the overall quality of life.

Keywords: End stage renal disease; psychiatric morbidity; socio-demographic profile.

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