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    Comparison of Prevalence and Severity of Depressive Symptoms in Hemodialysis Patients Before and During The Covid-19 Pandemic
    (Trakya Üniversitesi, 2023) Tan Tabakoglu, Nilgun; Üstündağ, Sedat
    AbstractAims: To examine the presence and severity of depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients before and during the COVID-19 epidemic and to evaluate its relationship with the pandemic.Methods: This study was conducted retrospectively with 21 adult hemodialysis patients who were administered the Beck depression questionnaire between September 2018 and June 2021. The conformity of BDI scores to normal distribution was evaluated with the Shapiro-Wilk test. The Friedman test was used to compare BDI scores between 3 different repeated measurement times, and the Dunn test with Bonferroni correction was used for multiple comparisons. Cochran Q test was used to compare patients' depression status (no vs. yes) between 3 different repeated measurement periods. P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: The average age of 21 patients (16 men and 5 women) was 66.6±9.6 years, and their ages ranged from 48 to 84 years. 23.8% of the patients were female and 76.2% were male. BDI scores during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly higher than pre-pandemic scores (p < 0.001; Table 1 and Figure 2). The severity of depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic was considerably higher in women than in men (p = 0.038).Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic increased BDI scores in hemodialysis patients. We think that the application of the Beck Depression Questionnaire in the routine follow-up of hemodialysis patients will contribute significantly to the early recognition of patients who may become depressed, provide the necessary treatments, and ensure compliance with hemodialysis treatment.