Acceptance of Antidepressant Treatment by Patients on Hemodialysis and Their Renal Providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Depression is common in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis but seems to be ineffectively treated. We investigated the acceptance of antidepressant treatment by patients on chronic hemodialysis and their renal providers.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

As part of a clinical trial of symptom management in patients on chronic hemodialysis conducted from 2009 to 2011, we assessed depression monthly using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9. For depressed patients (Patient Health Questionnaire 9 score ≥10), trained nurses generated treatment recommendations and helped implement therapy if patients and providers accepted the recommendations. We assessed patients' acceptance of recommendations, reasons for refusal, and provider willingnes

SUBMITTER: Pena-Polanco JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5293340 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature