EVALUATION OF DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS IN HEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS

Objective: The therapies implemented in the treatment of chronic kidney failure are Hemodialysis, Peritoneal dialysis and transplantation. Depression is the most commonly observed psychological disorder in this patient group. The purpose of this study is screening depression in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients, comparing the patient groups and the evaluation of associated socio-demographic characteristics. Material and Methods: The study population involved 63 chronic kidney failure patients 48 of whom were on hemodialysis and 15 were on peritoneal dialysis. Sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, and psychiatric history of the patients were recorded. The Beck Depression Inventory form was used to screen for depression symptoms. Student’s t test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test were used to analyze the data and Spearman correlation was used to evaluate the relationship between variables, and the significance level was taken as 0.05. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the groups (hemodialysis group and peritoneal dialysis group) in terms of age, gender, marital status, educational status, and employment status (p>0.05). There was not a significant difference between the groups in terms of dialysis durations. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of depression scores (p