Impact of religious activity on depression and quality of life of chronic peritoneal dialysis patients in Taiwan.

摘要: Background and Purpose: Few studies have reported the impact of psychosocial aspects on quality life (QOL) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. People Taiwan enjoy freedom religious beliefs. We evaluated possible role activity depression QOL PD Methods: Eighty six patients (29 males, 57 females; mean age, 48.3 years) receiving regular at National University Hospital or Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai were asked to complete 10-Question Survey assessing activity, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) rating severity depression, 36-item Short Form Health Questionnaire (Taiwan Standard Version 1.0) measuring QOL. Patients categorized into 4 groups according their status, namely: no faith; low , medium, high activity. Results: For professing a faith, lower was correlated with higher BDI scores. These findings persisted after adjusting for confounding roles gender, marital education, social time dialysis, number comorbid conditions. having as well scores comparable those Conclusions: results suggest that there may be benefit moderate level chronic Taiwan, such is associated