Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive behavioural therapy, exercise or relaxation techniques probably reduce depressive symptoms (moderate-certainty evidence) for adults with ESKD treated with dialysis. Cognitive behavioural therapy probably increases health-related quality of life. Evidence for spiritual practices, acupressure, telephone support, and meditation is of low certainty . Similarly, evidence for effects of psychosocial interventions on suicide risk, major depression, hospitalisation, withdrawal from dialysis, and adverse events is of low or very low certainty. PMID: 31789430 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31789430?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - December 1, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Natale P, Palmer SC, Ruospo M, Saglimbene VM, Rabindranath KS, Strippoli GF Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research