Depression in Elderly Patients with Hemodialysis
- VernacularTitle:老年血液透析患者抑郁症状与血液透析稳定的相关性研究
- Author:
Ning ZHU
;
Xianfeng DU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hemodialysis depression complication
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1991;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the relationship between depression and side effects of hemodialysis in elderly patients Method: 19 elderly patients and 32 adult patients regularly receiving hemodialysis completed SDS (Zung's Self-rating Depression Scale) Side-effects (complications) during their hemodialysis were recorded Results: Elderly patients had more complications than adult, such as hypertension, hypotension, headache, vomiting, ventricular and atrial arrhythmia (P60 had more above complications than elderly with SDS60, elderly had more hypotension, atrial or ventricular arrhythmia and less vomiting than adult Conclusion: In the period of hemodialysis, elderly patients with depression has more complications
