The Effectiveness of Depression Treatment for Adults with ESKD: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Adults with dialysis-dependent ESKD experience higher rates of depression than the general population, yet efficacy of depression treatments in this population is not well understood. We conducted a systematic review of the benefits and harms of depression treatment in adults with ESKD. We searched multiple data sources through June 2020 for English-language, controlled trials that compared interventions for depression in adults with ESKD to another intervention, placebo, or usual care, and reported depression treatment-related outcomes. Observational studies were included for harms. Two investigators independently screened all studies using prespecified criteria. One reviewer abstracted data on study design, interventions, implementation characteristics, and outcomes, and a second reviewe

SUBMITTER: Chopra P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8785990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature