%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Depression in Pre-Dialytic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Attending at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
%A A. K. M. Shahidur Rahman
%A Mohammad Shamsul Ahsan
%A Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan
%A A. B. M. Mobasher Alam
%A Tanvir Rahman
%A Shahida Mullah
%A Md. Mustafizur Rahman
%A Salahuddin Feroz
%A Amir Mohammad Kaiser
%A Md. Shariful Haque
%J Journal of Biosciences and Medicines
%P 135-148
%@ 2327-509X
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jbm.2020.812013
%X <strong>Background:</strong> Depression is a common and serious medical illness around the world. It occurs more frequently in patients with chronic illness than in the general population. It is a common psychiatric problem in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). <strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the level of depression in pre-dialytic CKD patients attending at a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. <strong>Methodology:</strong> This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Nephrology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2020 to June 2020. A total of 100 pre-dialytic CKD patients were selected by convenience sampling technique and their level of depression was assessed by Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS). Data were collected by existing questionnaire with face to face interview and analyzed by statistical test. <strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of the participants was 49.70 ¡À 11.80 years. Among them 64% were male, 95% were muslim, 98% were married, 65% were completed secondary/above higher secondary level education, 65% were unemployed and 55% were lived in urban area. It was observed that 65% participants were economically dependent to their family, only 6% were engaged in regular exercise, 14% had family history of depression, 8% were smoker and 12% were alcohol/drug abuser. According to the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) we found 29% participants were mildly depressed, 39% participants were moderately depressed and 18% participants were severely depressed. Prevalence of depression was 86% in pre-dialytic CKD patients. Of them, 7% was in CKD stage-I, 17.4% was in CKD stage-II, 19.8% was in CKD stage-III, 22.1% was in CKD stage-IV and 33.7% was in CKD stage-V. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Depression is highly prevalent in pre-dialytic CKD patients and more frequent in the advanced stages of CKD.
%K Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
%K Depression
%K Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS)
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