Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Quality of Life and Stress Coping Strategies in Hemodialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we aimed to assess patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and to compare them with matched controls for depression, anxiety disorders, quality of life, and stress coping strategies and to estimate the comorbidity of psychiatric disorders and related risk factors.