ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHRONIC RENAL PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHRONIC RENAL PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS

ABSTRACT To analyze the relationship between anxiety and depression and quality of life in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis. This is a correlational study with a cross-sectional, quantitative approach, conducted with 100 kidney patients under treatment at a Renal Replacement Therapy Unit in the state of São Paulo. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short-Form. A negative correlation was found between anxiety and depression and the quality of life domains. In addition, the average scores on the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short-Form were significantly lower in patients with anxiety and depressive symptoms. In conclusion, there is a negative correlation between depression and anxiety and the health-related quality of life of chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis.

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Main Authors: Ottaviani,Ana Carolina, Betoni,Loren Carolina, Pavarini,Sofia Cristina Iost, Gramani Say,Karina, Zazzetta,Marisa Silvana, Orlandi,Fabiana de Souza
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072016000300303
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Summary:ABSTRACT To analyze the relationship between anxiety and depression and quality of life in chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis. This is a correlational study with a cross-sectional, quantitative approach, conducted with 100 kidney patients under treatment at a Renal Replacement Therapy Unit in the state of São Paulo. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short-Form. A negative correlation was found between anxiety and depression and the quality of life domains. In addition, the average scores on the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short-Form were significantly lower in patients with anxiety and depressive symptoms. In conclusion, there is a negative correlation between depression and anxiety and the health-related quality of life of chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis.

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