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Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Hemodialysis Patients

Demet Yavuz, Omer Faruk Yurt, Ayse Pınar Dogru Balakbabalar, Mehmet Derya Demirag.




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Aim: Depression and suicide are common comorbidities in patients with end-stage renal disease compared to the healthy population, but suicide has rarely been studied. Our study aimed to evaluate the relationship between depressive mood and suicidal ideation in hemodialysis patients.
Materials and Methods: 112 hemodialysis patients were included in the study. The sociodemographic characteristics of the patients and the laboratory test results were obtained from the file records. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Suicidal Ideation Scale (SIS) were administered through face-to-face interviews.
Results: We enrolled 112 volunteer hemodialysis patients [female/male, 48/64; age 59.9±13.5 years; hemodialysis duration 36.5 months (6-291)]. Subjects were divided into two groups according to their BDI scores as those with depressive mood (BDI score ≥ 17, n= 47) (42%) and those without (BDI score < 17, n= 65) (58%). Of the cases with depression, 38 (68.1%) were female, and 15 were male (31.9%)( p

Key words: Depression, suicidal ideation, hemodialysis






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