Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease and in Haemodialysis patients–An experience  from a tertiary care centre  in India

DR. E.Indhumathi; DR.V.Chandrasekharan; D.Jagadeswaran; DR. M. Jayakumar

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease and in Haemodialysis patients–An experience from a tertiary care centre in India

Dr. E. Indhumathi, Dr. V. Chandrasekharan, D. Jagadeswaran, Dr. M. Jayakumar

Abstract :

Aim:To analyse the prevalence and risk factors of depression among haemodialysis patients and comp� it with non dialysis CKD V patients. Materials and methods: 129 CKD V patients on conservative treatment (predialysis group) and 167 hemodialysis patients(dialysis group) were included.73 (56.5%) among predialysis group and 116(69.4%)among dialysis group were males.Remaining were females.Mean age was 53.43�11.8 and 52.20�12.23 in predialysis and dialysis group respectively. Beck‘s Depression Inventory was used as a screening tool.Results: Depression was found in 90 patients (69.76%)in predialysis group and 146(87.4%) in dialysis group. Unemployment and insurance coverage were more common in dialysis group than in non dialysis group,98(75.96%)vs28(16.76%) and 38(29.46%) vs 72(43.1%)respectively. Conclusion: Prevalence of depression was higher in dialysis group than in predialysis group.Unemployment and self payment rather than insurance payment were the important factors associated with depression in the dialysis group (p>0.05)