Relation some Psychological tools with hemodialysis patients

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Minia health insurance hospital, Minia, Egypt

2 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

3 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

4 Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

Abstract

Objective: studying the relationship between the psychiatric diseases and renal impairment (clinically 
and laboratory). Patients and Methods: we collected patients diagnosed with chronic kidney diseases 
and end-stage renal disease from patients attended dialysis unit in Minia health insurance hospital and 
outpatient internal medicine clinic in Minia health insurance hospital. Results: This study was 
concluded 123 patients who attended dialysis unit in Minia health insurance hospital and outpatient 
internal medicine clinic in Minia health insurance hospital. Conclusion: Depression and anxiety 
presented in various degrees in most of our patients according to the used psychological tools in our 
study.

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