The effect of depression and health-related quality of life on the outcome of hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In hemodialysis (HD) patients, traditional risk factors cannot explain all of the mortality and morbidity. This study was designed to investigate the effect of depression and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) on prognosis in maintenance HD patients.

Methods

In February 2008, the Beck's Depression Inventory and the Kidney Dialysis Quality of Life-Short Form were utilized to measure depression and HRQOL. Until February 2011, the mortality, cardiovascular events, infection, and hospitalization were investigated, retrospectively.

Results

Among the 166 patients, the 3-year cumulative survival rate was 88.8%, and the depression did not affect survival (depression vs. nondepression: 91.8% vs. 87.2%, P=0.437). The upper tertiles in physical component summary (

SUBMITTER: Jeon HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4715091 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature