Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
2017
Upload Date
2024
First Advisor
Brinda McKinney
Abstract
Depression remains poorly diagnosed and treated in the general population as well as in patients with chronic illness including end-stage renal disease. Referrals to mental health providers and treatment for patients with depressive symptoms are suboptimal leading to decreased adherence to dialysis treatments, increased hospitalizations, and increased mortality. A review of the literature supports intentional screening for depression in the chronically ill population that can easily be incorporated into routine health examinations or, in the case of maintenance hemodialysis patients, the patient’s treatment time. The purpose of this study was to determine if intentional screening for depression in end stage renal disease patients on maintenance in-center hemodialysis affected referrals to community mental health providers.
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Recommended Citation
Culbreath, Sara Beth, "In Patients with End-stage Renal Disease, How Does Intentional Screening for Depression Compared to Current Screening Practice Affect Mental Health Referrals?" (2017). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 18.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/18
