Objective: In this study, we aimed to assess the patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), compared to controls, in respect of depression, anxiety disorders, quality of life and coping strategies with stress and to estimate the morbidity of psychiatric disorders and related risk factors.
Patients and Methods: The patients with chronic kidney disease treated with hemodialysis (42 patients) and those with CAPD (41 patients) were included in this study. Also a healthy control group with matched baseline sociodemographic characteristics were included in the study. The patients aged 18-65 years with a history of ≥1 year of dialysis therapy and being literate and signing informed consent were included, while patients with the history of known dementia, delirium, organic brain syndrome (OBS), mental retardation, psychosis, bipolar disorder or under the influence of substance or alcohol, leading to disrupted cooperation, reality sense and cognitive functions and thereby interfering with the interview or answering the scale were excluded. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) was used to assess current psychiatric disorders. Additional data were also collected from Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Health related quality of life Short Form-36 (SF-36), COPE (Coping strategies with stress) inventory and sociodemographic data forms.
Results: According to the SCID-I assessment, 59.5% in the hemodialysis group, 53.7% in the CAPD group and 26.8% among controls were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. In all three groups, the most common psychiatric disorder was depressive disorder. The use of non-functional coping strategies was higher in the patients who treated with hemodialysis, compared to those in the CAPD group statistically significant. The physical and mental scores of SF-36 were higher in the patients who treated with CAPD, compared to those in the hemodialysis group.
Conclusion: As both chronic kidney disease and its treatment are very troublesome, the disease differs from other chronic diseases, leading to high incidences of psychiatric disorders. Thus, psychiatric assessment of these patients is of utmost importance to decrease the prevalence of psychiatric disorders and improve quality of life