Assoc Prof Dr Ramli Musa International Islamic University Malaysia
Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders? QOL and its relationships? How good of the psychological tools?
1. Depression; The most common psychiatric complication (33.4% - Chen et al. Nephrology (Carlton) Jun;8(3): Suicidal Behavior 3. Delirium; uremia, anemia, hyperparathyroidism, dialysis disequilibrium syndrome. 4. Anxiety and Panic Symptoms
Nature of the illness; chronic cost of dialysis therapy many other medical conditions
Fund; MOSTI Malaysia 1. DASS-21- Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 2. WHOQOL-BREF- World Health Organization Quality of Life -- validated, Malay, Chinese and English versions. Stratified random sampling The Malaysian National Renal Registry 25, 763 haemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) 1569 subjects ---- > 1,333 patients
23 government, NGO and private hospitals. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
1, 333 Depression26% (347 pts) Anxiety47% (626 pts) Stress22% (293 pts) 10
Depression Anxiety Stress Psychosocial Distress Quality of Life Environment Physical Health Psychological Health
Psychiatric morbidities are high QOL is related to level of depression DASS 21 and WHOQOl BREF are good tools