Associations between depressive symptoms and disease progression in older patients with chronic kidney disease: results of the EQUAL study.

Boukje C Eveleens MaarseNicholas C ChesnayeRobbert SchoutenWieneke M MichelsWillem Jan W BosMaciej SzymczakMagdalena KrajewskaMarie EvansOlof HeimburgerFergus J CaskeyChristoph WannerKitty J JagerFriedo W DekkerYvette Meulemannull null

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2021)

There was no significant association between depressive symptoms at baseline and decline in kidney function over time in older patients with advanced CKD. Depressive symptoms at baseline were associated with a higher mortality rate in men.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
middle aged
social support
sleep quality
community dwelling
physical activity
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease