• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · May 2019

    Prevalence of Depression in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 on Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Care Center.

    • Krishna Kumar Agrawaal, Pramod Kumar Chhetri, Pradip Man Singh, Dhiraj Narayan Manandhar, Prakash Poudel, and Anjeel Chhetri.
    • Department of Nephrology, Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2019 May 1; 57 (217): 172-175.

    IntroductionCo-morbid depression impacts negatively on quality of life in Chronic Kidney Disease patients. This study was done to calculate prevalence of depression in patients on hemodialysis (HD) using Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17 and International Classification of Disease-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders.MethodsIt was descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from November 2017 till June 2018. Ethical approval was taken from Ethical Review Board, Nepal Health Research Council. Informed and written consent was taken. Patients undergoing hemodialysis at Nepal Medical College for more than 3 months duration were included in study. Patients on hemodialysis were asked to fill validated Nepali translated version of Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Psychiatrist administered Max Hamilton Rating scale for diagnosis and categorization of depression and confirmed depression based on International Classification of Disease-10. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 was used for statistical analysis.ResultsThe study was done among 100 patients. Prevalence of depression was 78 (78%) using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and 65 (65%) using Max Hamilton Rating scale and 51 (51%) using International Classification of Disease -10. Mean depression in males using Patient Health Questionnaire -9 was 7±4.33 and in females was 11.04±5.90. Median age was 47.5 years. The most common symptom was fatigue among 82 (82%).ConclusionsThere is a high prevalence of depression in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5 on hemodialysis compared to general population.

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