The relationship between depression and quality of life among hemodialysis patients in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in the year 2011
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Education, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord
2 Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
3 Health Education, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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چکیده
Introduction: Although hemodialysis is therapeutic, it causes numerous physical andpsychological tensions, which affect the quality of life of patients. Assessing the quality oflife helps to consider clients’ problems; basically, the relationship between depression andquality of life of patients has been observed in this study. Materials and Methods: This wasan analytic–descriptive study in which the patients received hemodialysis in Chaharmahaland Bakhtiari province. They were monitored through census method. The data collectioninstrument was questionnaires consisting of demography, Beck Depression Inventory, andWHO Quality-of-Life Questionnaire. The obtained data was analyzed by SPSS (Version 15) andMann–Whitney test, Chi-square test, and t-independent test. Results: Ninety-five men and 76women (171 totally) receiving hemodialysis treatment participated in the study. Chi-square testshowed a significant relationship between depression and quality of life of these patients (P <0.05). Discussion: Considering the present study results, it is essential to take into accountdepression level and quality of life in planning their care programs.
