Condition of depression and analysis of influence factor among peritoneal dialysis patients

[Objective] To investigate the condition of depression among the patients with uremia and the effect of depression on peritoneal dialysis patients. [Methods] 78 peritoneal dialysis patients selected were mesured by Hamilton depression scale(HAMD) and divided into two groups(depression group and normal group). The age , sex, education content, condition of marriage, economic status, occupation, compliance were compared and dialysis adequacy, nutritional status, quality of life were observed between two groups. [Result] There were 47.4% of the patients with depression. There were significant differences in compliance, dialysis adequacy, nutritional status, quality of life and there were no differences in sex, age, education content, condition of marriage between two groups. [Conclusion] Depression is very common in peritoneal dialysis patients with uremia and may result in noncompliance, dialysis inadequacy, malnutrition. Depression may affect the treatment and outcome of uremia.