Prevalence of anxiety and depression and its comorbidities in patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who perform renal replacement therapy (RRT) are subject to a higher prevalence of mood disorders.

Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients on hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD), taking into account comorbidities that may contribute to this.

Methods: The study was done in Ponta Grossa with CKD patients, using Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory (BDI and BAI) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Results: We studied 155 patients, 128 in the HD group and 27 in PD. In the first, depression was found in 22.6% of patients in the BDI and 9.3% in HADS, and anxiety 25.7% in the BAI and 11.7% in the HADS. In the PD group, 29.6% of patients had depression in the BDI and 14.8% in HADS, and anxiety 11.1% in the BAI and none in HADS.

Conclusion: The hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis did not influence the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with CKD.