Premature mortality and disparities in kidney healthcare for people with chronic kidney disease and severe mental health difficulties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with severe mental health difficulties, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis, have higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little was known regarding clinical outcomes and utilisation of kidney care for people with CKD and severe mental health difficulties.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of individuals with CKD attending a tertiary renal unit in London, between 2006 and 2019. Individuals with severe mental health difficulty diagnoses were identified, and differences between those with and without severe mental health difficulties were analysed.

Results

Of the 5105 individuals with CKD, 112 (2.2%) had a recorded severe mental health difficulty diagnosis. The mean lifespan of those with severe mental health

SUBMITTER: Cogley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663822 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature