Depression and Anxiety among Patients undergoing Dialysis: An Observational Study

Introduction: Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent psychological disorders among end-stage renal disease patients and are associated with various conditions that result in poorer health outcomes, e.g. reduced quality of life and survival. Along with the psychological problems of patients undergoing hemodialysis, sleep quality also plays a negative role in patient health status. Frequent reports have documented that patients having complicated health and mental status may lead to poor health quality and may lead to mortality. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among patients undergoing renal dialysis therapy. Material and methods: A total of 95 patient's data were collected by using DASS questionnaire. DASS questionnaire scores were evaluated, result was tabulated and interpreted. Scoring of questionnaire test is based on the a 0 -3 scale which indicates various range of depression, anxiety and stress scale. Results: Our study indicate that among 95 patients, many of the patient having mild psychological problems includes depression, anxiety and stress. Maximum range of 13.68% of patients have found out with anxiety and stress and no depression state. But there were patients with no sign of anxiety, stress and depression. Previous studies state that psychological variables include depression, stress, and, anxiety took part to get more health complications along with sleep disorders. But by providing right time health care and mental support, it is possible to get back patient health to normal state. Our result concluded that none of the patient has found with complicated mental and health issues.