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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2023

Level of Depression and Anxiety on Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis.

Sameeha Alshelleh, Hussein Alhawari, Abdullah Alhouri, Bilal Abu-Hussein, Ashraf Oweis

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sameeha AlshellehDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Hussein AlhawariDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Abdullah AlhouriDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK.
Bilal Abu-HusseinDepartment of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Ashraf OweisDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-7581-2025
University of Jordan · JOJordan University of Science and Technology · JORoyal Berkshire Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Despite the growing concern worldwide regarding the quality of life (QoL) and mental well-being among chronic kidney disease (CKD), a few research has been done to address this issue. The study aims to measure depression, anxiety, and QoL prevalence among Jordanian patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis and how all of these variables are correlated. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, interview-based study on patients at the Jordan University Hospital (JUH) dialysis unit. Sociodemographic factors were collected, and the prevalence of depression, anxiety disorder, and QOL was assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ9), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD7), and the WHOQOL-BREF, respectively. Results: In a study of 66 patients, 92.4% had depression, and 83.3% had generalised anxiety disorder. Females had significantly higher depression scores than males (mean = 6.2 ± 3.77 vs 2.9 ± 2.8, p < 0.001), and single patients had significantly higher anxiety scores than married patients (mean = 6.1 ± 6 vs 2.9 ± 3.5, p = 0.03). Age was positively correlated with depression scores (rs= 0.269, p = 0.03), and QOL domains showed an indirect correlation with GAD7 and PHQ9 scores. Males had higher physical functioning scores than females (mean = 64.82 vs 58.87, p = 0.016), and patients who studied in universities had higher physical functioning scores than those with only school education (mean of College/University = 78.81 vs mean of School Education = 66.46, p = 0.046). Patients taking <5 medications had higher scores in the environmental domain (p = 0.025). Conclusion: The high prevalence of depression, GAD, and low QOL in ESRD patients on dialysis highlights the need for caregivers to provide psychological support and counselling for these patients and their families. This can promote psychological health and prevent the onset of psychological disorders.

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chronic kidney diseasedepressionend stage kidney diseasegeneralized anxiety disorderhemodialysisquality of life

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