TITLE:
Association between Chronic Kidney Disease and Depression
AUTHORS:
Adnan Bashir Bhatti, Farhan Ali, Siddique A. Satti
KEYWORDS:
Chronic Kidney Disease, Depression, Education Status, Dialysis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nephrology,
Vol.4 No.2,
April
29,
2014
ABSTRACT: Background: Depression
is relatively prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Knowing the frequency
of depression in these patients, the association with variables such as stage of
disease, education, and income status may be helpful in devising strategies for
better management. Methods: We examined 315 patients diagnosed with CKD presented
in the outpatient and emergency department of medicine at Capital Hospital, Islamabad,
Pakistan. Depression was diagnosed according to the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
of depressive episode. Results: In the dialysis group, 83.8% were depression positive,
while in the pre-dialysis group only 61.3% of patients were given the same diagnosis
(P .