Key result
Early depressive affect in incident hemodialysis patients is linked to ~1.5 more admissions per patient-year.
Population
340 incident hemodialysis patients from 108 in-center clinics who completed the PHQ2 screening
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
121-150 days
Authors
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May flag incident hemodialysis patients for excess early hospitalizations; leaves open whether screening or treating depressive affect reduces admissions.
Observational (n=340)
Yes
Mean Difference: 1.5
p-value: p=<0.001
Depressive affect is highly prevalent in incident hemodialysis patients and is associated with significantly increased rates of hospital admissions and hospital days.
McDougall et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Incident hemodialysis (n=340). Depressive affect vs. No depressive affect was evaluated on Hospital admissions per patient-year (1.5 more admissions, p=<0.001). Incident hemodialysis patients with depressive affect during the first 30 days had significantly higher hospitalization rates, exhibiting 1.5 more admissions per patient-year (P<0.001).
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