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April 2, 2020The Professional Medical JournalOpen Access

Assessment of sociodemographic determinants of depression among patients on hemodialysis.

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HAHafiz Shafiq AhmadNLNaeem Ullah LeghariWHWajahat Hussain

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Cross-sectional study observes high depression rates in hemodialysis patients, highlighting significant links to age, unemployment, and low socioeconomic status.

Key Points

  • To determine the frequency of depression in patients receiving hemodialysis and assess the influence of sociodemographic determinants on depressive symptoms.
  • Cross-sectional study conducted from July to December 2018 at a university hemodialysis unit in Multan, Pakistan, enrolling 384 patients with chronic kidney disease aged 16 to 60 years.
  • Excluded individuals with prior mood, psychotic, or anxiety disorders before kidney disease onset, pre-existing chronic conditions, or substance abuse history.
  • Collected demographic and dialysis parameters and evaluated depression (yes/no) through a single psychiatrist examination using ICD-10 criteria.
  • Depression was diagnosed in 45.6% of participants (n=175/384), whereas 54.4% (n=209/384) did not meet depression criteria.
  • Significant associations with depression were identified for age (p<0.001), gender (p<0.001), educational level (p<0.001), employment status (p<0.001), and monthly family income.

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Ahmad et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71cc51f44fa9f079df7fedhttps://doi.org/10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.04.4178
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