Published online Nov 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i11.884
Peer-review started: September 5, 2023
First decision: September 14, 2023
Revised: September 22, 2023
Accepted: October 11, 2023
Article in press: October 11, 2023
Published online: November 19, 2023
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Previous studies demonstrated that over 20 million people in China experience decompensated kidney function, with 19.25% of them being older adults. Given the trend in global aging population, the proportion of older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is expected to increase. Therefore, special attention should be focus on the treatment and prognosis of older patients with CKDs.
This study aimed to investigate the independent risk factors for depression in older patients with CKD undergoing peritoneal dialysis.
The study aimed to provide a clinical basis for the prevention of depression in older patients with CKDs.
This retrospective study included a primary study population of 170 patients with CKD who received peritoneal dialysis from January 2020 to December 2022. We assessed the patients’ mental status using the Beck Depression Inventory Score-II, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Anxiety Inventory Score, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Logistic regression was employed to identify depression independent risk factors among these patients.
The results of this study suggest that years of education, sleep quality, anxiety status, comorbid diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and anemia are independent risk factors for depression in older patients with CKDs.
This study found that years of education, sleep quality, anxiety status, comorbid diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and anemia were independent risk factors for depression in older patients with CKDs, and future clinical management of patients should address these risk factors to prevent depression and improve prognosis.
This study investigated the independent risk factors for depression in older patients with CKD to provide a scientific basis for improving their prognosis, as well as to reduce the risk of depression in old age.