ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Prevalence and risk factors of depressive symptoms among dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Khartoum, Sudan: A cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence, Predictors, and Challenges in the Management of Depression Among Patients on Hemodialysis in the Arab Countries: A Systematic Review.Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis · 2026Pooled it
- Suicide risk in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence.Renal failure · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of life and functional capacity in depressive patients on hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among hemodialysis patients in Sudan during armed conflict: a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Depression: Mediators of Medication Adherence in Dialysis Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A comprehensive systematic review of pharmacological and non-pharmacological depression interventions for patients on dialysis.SAGE open medicine · 2025Review
- The Interplay of Anxiety, Depression, Sleep Quality, and Socioeconomic Factors in Somali Hemodialysis Patients.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward depression among physicians in Sudan.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Anxiety and depression in maintenance hemodialysis patients: prevalence and their effects on health-related quality of life.International urology and nephrology · 2023Article
- Factors affecting the levels of anxiety and depression among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis.International urology and nephrology · 2023Article
- Global research trends and mapping knowledge structure of depression in dialysis patients.World journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Depression and anxiety symptoms among patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: a single center cross-sectional study.BMC nephrology · 2022Article
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- Identifying a minimum data set as a necessity to design a web-based personal health record for patients under chronic dialysis.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Frailty as an Independent Risk Factor for Depression in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is the most common prevalent psychiatric condition among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and especially during dialysis. This study aimed to evaluate depression symptoms in Sudanese patients with end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) who undergo hemodialysis.
methodsThis is a case finding, hospital-based study recruited 75 patients on dialysis in Khartoum, Sudan. Data were analyzed by statistical package for social science (SPSS, version 23).
resultsThe percentage of depression symptoms that satisfies the criteria for the diagnosis of major depression disorders in patients with ESRD undergoes dialysis was 68%. The new patients who undergo dialysis for less than 1 year had more depression symptoms (66.7%) than those on dialysis for 2-3 years (21.6%) or more than 3 years with a percentage of11.8%. Chi-square test showed significant associations between depression and age, the duration of dialysis, signs of significant weight loss when no dieting, and when the clinical symptoms related to distress or social or functional impairment (
conclusionMore than two-thirds of patients on dialysis have depressive symptoms. Risk factors associated with depression in Sudanese patients on dialysis were age, duration of dialysis, weight loss, and social and functional impairment. Future research is needed in order to assess the benefit of antidepressants in patients on dialysis. Family physicians should be aware of the association between depression and dialysis, in order to provide early treatment and prevent suicide.
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