Cognitive-behavioral group therapy is an effective treatment for major depression in hemodialysis patients

Autor(es)

Duarte, Priscila Silveira ^[1] ; Miyazaki, Maria Cristina ^[2] ; Blay, Sergio Luis ^[3] ; Sesso, Ricardo ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Med, Div Nephrol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Sch Med Sao Jose Rio Preto, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Psychiat, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Kidney International; v. 76, n. 4, p. 414-421, AUG 2009.
• Citações Web of Science: 118

Resumo

Depression is an important target of psychological assessment in patients with end-stage renal disease because it predicts their morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. We assessed the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy in chronic hemodialysis patients diagnosed with major depression by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). In a randomized trial conducted in Brazil, an intervention group of 41 patients was given 12 weekly sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy led by a trained psychologist over 3 months while a control group of 44 patients received the usual treatment offered in the dialysis unit. In both groups, the Beck Depression Inventory, the MINI, and the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life-Short Form questionnaires were administered at baseline, after 3 months of intervention or usual treatment, and after 9 months of follow-up. The intervention group had significant improvements, compared to the control group, in the average scores of the Beck Depression Inventory overall scale, MINI scores, and in quality-of-life dimensions that included the burden of renal disease, sleep, quality of social interaction, overall health, and the mental component summary. We conclude that cognitive-behavioral group therapy is an effective treatment of depression in chronic hemodialysis patients. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 04/08710-8 - Efetividade de uma intervencao cognitiva-comportamental para pacientes renais cronicos em tratamento dialitico e com depressao.
• Beneficiário: Priscila Silveira Duarte Pasqual
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado