Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
AVES YAYINCILIK A.Ş. journal of midwifery and health sciences, cilt.6, sa.1, ss.1-6, 2023 (Scopus)
ABSTRACT
Objective: Hemodialysis is the most common renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease.
The incidence of depression and anxiety in hemodialysis patients was found to be higher
than in the normal population.
Methods: One hundred sixty-six hemodialysis patients without neurological disease were
included in the study. Beck Depression and Beck Anxiety Inventory questionnaires were answered
by the patients. The groups who entered hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistula and those who
entered with a tunneled catheter were compared. At the same time, the groups who were registered
on the kidney transplant waiting list and those who were not registered were compared. In
the present study, we aimed to compare depression and anxiety levels in hemodialysis patients.
Results: The patients who had applied to a transplantation program had statistically significantly
lower anxiety scores compared to patients who did not (6–11, p = .000). The calculated anxiety score
and depression score of the hemodialysis patients with fistula was statistically significantly lower
than the hemodialysis patients with catheters (6–10 and 9.5–15; p = .001, p = .002, respectively).
Conclusion: According to the presented study, we speculate that the presence of tunnel catheter
and lack of application to a transplantation program were significant risk factors for anxiety and
depression disorder in hemodialysis patients or at least contribute to severity of the depression
or anxiety disorder in hemodialysis patients.