Prevalence of depression and its correlation tosocioeconomic factors in patients on maintenance haemodialysis

Background: Depression is the commonest psychiatric disorder in chronic kidney disease and its prevalence increases in patients on maintenance haemodialysis. Aim of the study: Assessed prevalence of depression using becks depression inventory scale and its correlation to socioeconomic factors. Material & Methods: It was a hospital based cross-sectional study included 80 patients on maintenance haemodialysis more than 6 months, assessed depression using becks depression inventory scale, used modified Kuppuswamy scale for socioeconomic class classification. Results: Mean age was 44.01±13.46 years. Male were 56 (70%) female were 24(30%). 57 patients were on thrice weekly dialysis and 23 (28.8%) twice weekly dialysis, 78.8% were married, 7.5 %widowed,13.8% were unmarried .27(33.8%) patients were from lower socioeconomic class, 37(46.3%) were from upper lower, 13 (16.3%) were from lower middle, 3(3.8%) were from upper middle class. Depression seen in 50(62.5%) patients, with significant p in illiterate and unemployed patients. Conclusion: Prevalence of depression in our study was 62.5%, Factors associated with depression were low literacy rate, unemployment with statistically significant p value <0.05 and Severe depression predominant seen in lower socioeconomic class.