2008
DOI: 10.1159/000131101
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Depression, Quality of Life and Malnutrition-Inflammation Scores in Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract: Background: Depression is the most common psychiatric illness in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and has been associated with increased risk of death, cardiovascular events and hospitalization in a substantial proportion of patients. Impaired quality of life (QoL) has been reported in dialysis patients and is a marker of poor outcome. We aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and QoL status among chronic hemodialysis patients. We explored the relationship between depressive symptoms and poo… Show more

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“…21,22 By contrast, in our study the depression score was not influenced by gender, employment, diabetes mellitus or vascular access type, age, Kt/V, serum albumin or hemoglobin levels.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 89%
“…21,22 By contrast, in our study the depression score was not influenced by gender, employment, diabetes mellitus or vascular access type, age, Kt/V, serum albumin or hemoglobin levels.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 89%
“…Patients on hemodialysis have a signifi cant level of disturbance in their QoL. 5,21,22 In this study the QoL scores for hemodialysis patients were determined to be low. This fi nding is consistent with fi ndings from previous research.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Os transtornos psiquiátricos apresentados pelos pacientes com DCR, particularmente por aqueles em TRS, têm sido alvo de interesse nas últimas décadas por serem contribuintes importantes no quesito da qualidade de vida e estarem relacionados diretamente com o prognóstico 4,6,8 . Por outro lado, são escassos no Brasil os trabalhos que estudaram grupos homogêneos na tentativa de distinguir o método mais apropriado de TRS no que se refere à ocorrência de sintomas depressivos, uma vez que as populações estudadas são heterogêneas 13 .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Faixa etária mais elevada, pouco tempo em diálise que se traduz em falta de adaptação ao tratamento, pacientes solteiros ou viúvos, desempregados e aposentados, além daqueles com baixa escolaridade, também apresentam alta prevalência desse transtorno 6,7,8,9,16 . Em trabalho publicado pelo Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, Moura Jr. estudou a prevalência de transtornos psiquiá-tricos em quase 250 pacientes em TRS nas mesmas unidades deste estudo.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
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