Determining the anxiety and depression levels of pre-dialysis patients in eastern Turkey.
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.
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Atıf için künye
Cantekın, I., Kavurmacı, M., & Tan, M. (2014). Determining the anxiety and depression levels of pre-dialysis patients in eastern Turkey. Renal failure, 36, 678. https://doi.org/10.3109/0886022x.2014.890009
BibTeX
@article{cantekin2014-326282,
author = {Cantekın, Işın and Kavurmacı, Mehtap and Tan, Mehtap},
title = {Determining the anxiety and depression levels of pre-dialysis patients in eastern Turkey.},
journal = {Renal failure},
year = {2014},
volume = {36},
pages = {678},
issn = {0886-022X},
doi = {10.3109/0886022x.2014.890009},
url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/326282-determining-the-anxiety-and-depression-levels-of-pre-dialysis-patients-in}
}