Quality of life may be a more valuable prognostic factor than depression in older hemodialysis patients.

Purpose: Depression and impairment of quality of life (QoL) reduce the survival of individual on hemodialysis (HD). However, few studies evaluated the impact of these conditions on the survival of older patients undergoing HD.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed including patients aged ≥ 60 years on HD in Recife, Brazil, assessed in 2013 and monitored until 2017.

Depression and quality of life in older adults on hemodialysis.

Objective: Depression is highly prevalent in hemodialysis patients, but few studies have evaluated older hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of depression, its associated factors and its impact on quality of life in an older population on hemodialysis.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 173 hemodialysis patients aged 60 years or older in Recife, Brazil.