PATIENTS

Depression is the most frequent psychological complication of haemodialysis (HD) patients (pts) and has been associated with impaired Quality of Life (QoL). U e aim of our study was to investigate the prevalence of depression in HD pts in relation to sociodemographic factors and the relationship between depression and QoL. pts from Clinic for haemodialysis in Sarajevo, B&H were participating in the study. Mean age was ,±, years and mean HD duration was ,±, months. From the test material we applied BDI and SF-. of our pts have shown depression (BDI>) in various degrees (-mild depression, ,-moderate depression and ,-severe depression). As we could expect, the most emphasized symptoms of de-pression were somatic symptoms. , of pts have shown QoL lower then average. Sociodemographic data such as gender, marital status and HD duration did not infl uence signifi cantly on pt’s QoL and oc-currence of depression (p>,). As the age of the pts increased, level of depression increased too and QoL signifi cantly decreased (p<,). Employed pts have shown signifi cantly better QoL and lower level of depression in relation to unemployed pts (p<,). As the educational level of pts increased, QoL in-creased too and level of depression signifi cantly decreased (p<,). Pts in st HD shift were signifi cantly more depressed and have signifi cantly worse mental health in compare to pts in rd HD shift (p<,). Our results showed a high prevalence of depressive symptoms among the study group that was linked to trend of poor QoL