Perception of illness and depression in chronic renal disease.

摘要: The causes, extent, and quantification of depression in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have been a concern psychologists physicians. To assess its possible 57 with ESRD treated hemodialysis (HD, n = 43) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD, 14) 16 chronic insufficiency (CRI) were interviewed completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) Illness Effects Questionnaire (IEQ). An severity coefficient was used to measure illness dialysis, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) creatinine levels adequacy treatment. A cognitive item subset BDI (CDI) as depression. When HD CAPD compared, younger, had shorter duration treatment, less severe medical illness, but groups did not differ on IEQ, BDI, CDI. IEQ correlate age variables. Both CDI total scores correlated IEQ. Perception (IEQ) significantly for patients. For only, significant correlation between obtained. concentration strongly CRI well. all patients, level more related perception than physical variables.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)