Department of Psychiatry, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nobel College of Health and Educational Foundation, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jul 1;60(251):634-637. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7608.
Chronic kidney disease is a global public health problem with psychological issues and other adverse issues like renal failure, cardiovascular disease, and premature deaths. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of anxiety and depression among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis in a tertiary care centre.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis in the Department of Medicine, Nephrology unit of a tertiary care centre from December 2020 to June 2021. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 1712202003). The whole sampling method was used. The diagnosis of anxiety and depression was made using the Nepali version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale with a cut-off of ≥8 scores.
Among 96 patients, the prevalence of anxiety was 66 (68.75%) and that of depression was 74 (77.08%) patients.
The prevalence of anxiety and depression was similar to other studies done in similar settings.
anxiety; chronic kidney disease; depression; hemodialysis.
慢性肾脏病是一个全球性的公共卫生问题，存在心理问题和其他不良问题，如肾衰竭、心血管疾病和早逝。本研究旨在了解在三级保健中心进行血液透析的慢性肾脏病患者中焦虑和抑郁的患病率。
在 2020 年 12 月至 2021 年 6 月期间，在一个三级保健中心的内科肾病科对进行血液透析的慢性肾脏病患者进行了一项描述性横断面研究。本研究获得了机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号：1712202003）。采用整群抽样法。使用尼泊尔语版医院焦虑和抑郁量表（HADS）进行焦虑和抑郁的诊断，其截断值为≥8 分。
在 96 名患者中，焦虑的患病率为 66 例（68.75%），抑郁的患病率为 74 例（77.08%）。
焦虑和抑郁的患病率与其他在类似环境中进行的研究相似。
焦虑；慢性肾脏病；抑郁；血液透析。
