SOCIOPSYCOLOGICAL IMPACTS AFFECTING PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Abdullah Ali Alkhathami* and Oliyan Shoqer Al-Rashedy, Dr. Qazi Imtiaz, Dr. Mohammed Al-Mansour, Dr. Waqas Sami, Dr. Ezzat and Dr. Eman
Abstract
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive, lifethreatening
illness characterized by losing renal function over period of
time (months, years), posing a fundamental existential problem on
individuals and a burden on their families. Due to the life–long illness,
majority of CKD patients may trigger physiologic, psychological, and
social stressors at any point during the disease, thus, placing a barrier
for them in maintaining the normal life-style and may also reduce their
quality of life. Objectives: The present study has been designed to find
out the prevalence of depression among CKD patients in central region
of KSA and to evaluate their social life, personal relationships &
quality of life. Material & Methods: It was an observational cross –sectional Hospital based
study. The data was collected from 33 CKD patients of either sex from Haemodialysis units
at King Khalid Hospital, Almajmaah and Hurameula General Hospital, Hurameula, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. A pre-defined self validated questionnaire (Beck Depression Inventory) was
used to measure the severity of depression. To evaluate the Quality of Life of CKD,
WHOQOL questionnaire was adapted and modified to the current situation. Results: The
prevalence of depression among CKD patients was 44.0%. Majority of the patients had
depression at the beginning of the condition 29 (90.6%), About 3/4 of the patients 24 (75.0%)
were leading normal social life despite of being diseased. Significant association was observed between depression scale and depression at the beginning of the condition (p=0.43), showing that majority of the patients had borderline depression (n=8, 27.6%), (n=7, 24.1%) had moderate depression, whereas, (n=6, 20.7%) had severe depression. Significant association was observed between depression scale and the QoL scale (p
Keywords: Chronic kidney disease self validated questionnaire quality of life.
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