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Quality of Life and Depression Among M exican A mericans on Hemodialysis: A Preliminary Report
Author(s) -
Debnath Subrata,
O'Connor Jason,
Hura Claudia,
Kasinath Balakuntalam,
Lorenzo Carlos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
therapeutic apheresis and dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.415
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1744-9987
pISSN - 1744-9979
DOI - 10.1111/1744-9987.12642
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , hemodialysis , quality of life (healthcare) , observational study , cognition , disease , health related quality of life , kidney disease , psychiatry , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Health‐related quality of life ( QOL ) and depression burden of M exican A mericans with end‐stage renal disease ( ESRD ) are not known. This observational cross‐sectional study assessed QOL and depression and examined their inter‐relatedness in M exican A mericans with type 2 diabetes and ESRD on maintenance hemodialysis ( HD ) treatment. Prevalent M exican A mericans on HD ( N = 40) completed the K idney D isease Q uality of L ife‐ S hort F orm ( KDQOL ‐ SF ) and the B eck D epression I nventory II . The overall median scores for the mental component summary and the physical component summary scales in the KDQOL ‐ SF were 40.9 and 34.0, respectively. The prevalence of severe depression was 40%. The most significant differences between depressed and non‐depressed groups were symptom/problem list, cognitive function, and emotional well‐ being ( P < 0.0001 for all). M exican A mericans with depression endure a more dismal QOL compared to non‐depressed peers. Significant negative correlations between depression and several QOL scales underscore plausible interactions between the two conditions which warrants further evaluation.