Depressive Symptoms in Dialysis: Prevalence and Relationship with Uremia-Related Biochemical Parameters

Conclusions: Using a  reliable, simple and fast tool, we found that depressive symptoms affect almost half of dialysis patients, particularly so the HD cohort. Severity of depressive symptoms seems related to serum levels of phosphorus possibly because depression affects compliance to therapy.Blood Purif 2018;46:286 –291
Source: Blood Purification - Category: Hematology Source Type: research