Depressed mood and poor quality of life in male patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis

• Published in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria 2010-12, Vol.32 (4), p.369-374
• Main Authors: Garcia, Thales Weber, Veiga, Joel Paulo Russomano, Motta, Lucilia Domingues Casulari da, Moura, Flávio José Dutra de, Casulari, Luiz Augusto
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Depression - psychology; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; PSYCHIATRY; Quality of Life - psychology; Renal Dialysis - psychology; Severity of Illness Index; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1516-4446; 1809-452X; 1809-452X
• DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462010005000025

To assess mood and quality of life in male hemodialysis patients, and to correlate mood swings with the different domains of the quality of life questionnaire. Forty-seven male patients undergoing regular hemodialysis for more than six months were included in the study. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire, in a version translated into and adapted to Portuguese, were used. The patients' age was 39.4±8.9 years (median±SD). Depression was observed in 32 (68.1%) patients according to the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. A significant negative correlation was found between the results from the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression and the following parameters of the specific dimensions of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire: list of symptoms and problems (rs=-0.399; p=0.005), quality of social interaction (rs=-0.433; p=0.002), and quality of sleep (rs=-0.585; p