Determining the anxiety and depression levels of pre-dialysis patients in eastern Turkey.
Renal failure, cilt.36, ss.678-81, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.3109/0886022x.2014.890009
- Dergi Adı: Renal failure
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.678-81
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Pre-dialysis, depression, anxiety, nursing, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, CHRONIC KIDNEY-DISEASE
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: This study aimed to characterize the onset of psychopathological manifestations
before dialysis in patients with chronic renal disease, thus contributing to the nursing care of
these patients. Subjects and methods: A total of 120 patients registered at the Atatu¨ rk University
Medical School who fulfilled the eligibility criteria and provided informed consent were
included in this study. Results: The majority of the participants, 63.4% were female, 50.0% were
39 years of age or older, 70.0% were married, 80.0% had no current occupation, 56.7% were
high school graduates, and 48.3% did not know the cause of their disease. As indicated, 35.0%
of the subjects had a depression score over the threshold level, with an average score
of 8.53 ± 2.45, while patients with scores over the threshold for anxiety made up 53.4%, with an
average score of 11.45 ± 3.56. Conclusion: This study shows the presence of psychopathological
problems before patients are started on dialysis. Therefore, nurses may alleviate pre-dialysis
patients’ fears and provide the necessary support to cope with anxiety and depression, thereby
raising the patients’ quality of life.