TITLE:
Factors Related to Depression in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Due to Renal Failure in Senegal
AUTHORS:
Ndiaye Ndongo Ndèye Dialé, Samba Oumar Mamadou, Sylla Aida, Thiam Mamadou Habib, Diouf Boucar
KEYWORDS:
Depression, Chronic Renal Failure, Hemodialysis, Risk Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.4,
March
16,
2015
ABSTRACT: Depression is often encountered with chronic diseases such as renal
failure, for which the prognosis has been improved by hemodialysis. The
occurrence of depression with these chronic ailments is related to several
factors. The aim of this work was to identify risk factors for depression in a
population of patients undergoing hemodialysis due to renal failure. We
conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study from 1st January 2012
to 31st May 2014 in the setting of the hemodialysis unit of the
Nephrology Department of the Aristide Le Dantec Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. The
study population was comprised of chronic hemodialysis patients who had freely
and unequivocally provided their informed consent. The self-reporting Beck Depression
Inventory (BDI) short-form for depression was used. This short-form version of the BDI
was a tool designed to allow the practitioner to perform a rapid assessment of
depression. It consisted of 13 items. After administering this assessment, we
also collected all the epidemiological and clinical data for this patient
population using a pre-established form. Eight-three patients were recruited
during the course of the study. These comprised 39 males (47%) and 44 females
(53%), i.e. a sex ratio of 0.88. The mean age was 44.73 years, ranging from 18
to 79. The incidence of depression, according to the shortform BDI, for this
population was 57.8%. The duration of the dialysis treatment and a diabetic
background constituted the principal factors that correlated significantly with
depression. Depression correlated neither with age, gender, nor marital status.
Professional engagement, level of education, socioeconomic status and prior
incidences of depression also did not correlate with the occurrence of
depression. In this study, depression affected more than half of the
individuals with renal failure. The principal risk factors were the duration of
the dialysis treatment and a diabetic background.