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Antidepressant Usage in Haemodialysis Patients: Evidence of Sub-optimal Practice Patterns
Guirguis, Ayman; Almond, Michael; Chilcot, Joseph; Davenport, A.; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Kenneth (2020-06-01)Background: Depression is common in patients on haemodialysis and associated with adverse outcomes. Antidepressant use is widespread though evidence of efficacy is limited. Objectives: To study antidepressant management ... -
Depression Symptoms in Haemodialysis Patients Predict All-Cause Mortality but Not Kidney Transplantation : A Cause-Specific Outcome Analysis
Chilcot, Joseph; Guirguis, Ayman; Friedli, Karin; Almond, Michael K; Day, Clara; Da Silva Gane, Maria; Davenport, Andrew; Fineberg, Naomi A.; Spencer, Benjamin; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Ken (2017-07-31)Background: Depression is common in haemodialysis (HD) patients and associated with poor outcomes. Purpose: To evaluate whether depression symptoms predict survival and transplantation in a large sample of haemodialysis ... -
Postdialysis recovery time is extended in patients with greater self-reported depression screening questionnaire scores
Davenport, Andrew; Guirguis, Ayman; Almond, Michael; Day, Clara; Chilcot, Joseph; Da Silva Gane, Maria; Fineberg, Naomi; Friedl, Karin; Spencer, Benjamin; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Ken (2018-07-01)Introduction: Most patients take time to recover after a hemodialysis (HD) session. It has been suggested that recovery time is associated with intradialytic hypotension and rapid solute clearances. Other studies have ... -
Sertraline Versus Placebo in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Undergoing Hemodialysis : A Randomized, Controlled Feasibility Trial
Friedli, Karin; Guirguis, Ayman; Almond, Michael; Day, Clara; Chilcot, Joseph; Da Silva-Gane, Maria; Davenport, Andrew; Fineberg, Naomi A; Spencer, Benjamin; Wellsted, David; Farrington, Ken (2017-02-07)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Depression is common in patients on hemodialysis, but data on the benefits and risks of antidepressants in this setting are limited. We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, ... -
Studies on Depression and Fatigue in People With End Stage Kidney Disease Receiving Haemodialysis
Guirguis, Ayman (2018-01-31)Depression is common in haemodialysis (HD) patients and is often unrecognised and undertreated, though associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is challenging due to symptom overlap with kidney failure, ... -
A study of sertraline in dialysis (ASSertID) : a protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of drug treatment for depression in patients undergoing haemodialysis
Friedli, Karin; Almond, Michael; Day, Clara; Chilcot, Joseph; Gane, Maria da Silva; Davenport, Andrew; Guirguis, Ayman; Fineberg, Naomi; Spencer, Benjamin; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2015-10-26)BACKGROUND: The prevalence of depression in people receiving haemodialysis is high with estimates varying between 20 and 40 %. There is little research on the effectiveness of antidepressants in dialysis patients with the ...