Latent class analysis of depression among maintenance hemodialysis patients in China: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a common mental disorder in hemodialysis patients. The present study aimed to identify subgroups of patients receiving hemodialysis based on depression and explore the influencing factors in a multicenter hemodialysis population in China.

Methods

A total of 1,090 hemodialysis patients (682 men, mean aged 61.5 ± 12.6 years) from 7 facilities in Shanghai of China during 2020-2023. Depression was assessed by Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9). Latent class analysis (LCA) was performed to identify homogeneous groups of depressive symptoms. Analysis of variance and chi-square test were performed to establish class-dependent differences in depression severity. Multinomial logistic regression revealed the associations and related factors on most probabl

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12422040 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature