[Screening for depression in hemodialysis].

Prevalence of depression symptoms, which is high among geriatric individuals, it is even higher in hemodialysis patients. In this study we performed a screening for depression symptoms in 82 elderly hemodialysis patients, by means of 3 different ultra-brief questionnaires, proposed for geriatric population by the American Geriatric Society Guide-Lines. At the beginning, patients were requested to fill out the ultra-brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), which consists of only 2 questions.