Evaluation of psychological distress using the K6 in patients on chronic hemodialysis

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate psychological distress in patients on chronic hemodialysis.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A total of 72 patients on chronic hemodialysis were enrolled in this study. We evaluated psychological distress by using the K6 questionnaire, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by using the EQ-5D questionnaire, and clinical parameters. Among the 72 patients, we also evaluated changes in K6 scores in 58 patients at 1-year follow-up.

RESULTS: The mean K6 score was 3.7 ± 3.7 and 2 subjects (2.8%) were defined as having psychological distress. K6 scores were significantly correlated with body fat percentage, albumin level, and EQ-5D scores in total subjects. K6 scores were also significantly and negatively correlated with EQ-5D scores in men and women. In the 1-year follow-up group, changes in K6 scores were weakly and negatively correlated with changes in EQ-5D scores.

CONCLUSION: Psychological distress was closely associated with HRQOL in patients on chronic hemodialysis. Coping strategies for psychological distress might be useful in improving HRQOL in patients on hemodialysis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Environmental health and preventive medicine - 20(2015), 2 vom: 29. März, Seite 102-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Katayama, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]
Miyatake, Nobuyuki [VerfasserIn]
Nishi, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Hashimoto, Hiroo [VerfasserIn]
Uzike, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Sakano, Noriko [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Keiko [VerfasserIn]
Koumoto, Kiichi [VerfasserIn]

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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 04.11.2015

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12199-014-0432-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM244263264