Depression Symptoms in Haemodialysis Patients Predict All-Cause Mortality but Not Kidney Transplantation: A Cause-Specific Outcome Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with past findings in HD patients, depression symptoms predicted survival but were not associated with kidney transplantation. Suitable treatments for depression need further evaluation, and their impact upon quality of life and clinical outcomes determined. Trial Registration Number (ISRCTN06146268).
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Source: Annals of Behavioral Medicine - July 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chilcot J, Guirguis A, Friedli K, Almond M, Day C, Da Silva-Gane M, Davenport A, Fineberg NA, Spencer B, Wellsted D, Farrington K Tags: Ann Behav Med Source Type: research