Depression among end stage renal disease patients on regular haemodialysis : comparing the haemoglobin, nutritional status, blood pressure control, fluid intake and adequacy of dialysis therapy between the depressed versus the nondepressed patients

• Main Author: Kori, Ahlam Naila
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: RC31-1245 Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/47664/1/DR.%20AHLAM%20NAILA%20KORI-24%20pages.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/47664/
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Background: Depression is the most commonly encountered psychiatric problem in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and has been shown to have a significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of these patients. The prevalence rate of depression in ESRD patients on haemodialysis as qu...