title: Depression and anxiety in patients with chronic renal failure: the effect of sociodemographic characteristics.
abstract: "Do the sociodemographic characteristics relate to the levels of depression and anxiety in patients with chronic renal failure in Athens?" The study investigated in a group of renal disease patients differences referring to self-reported mental health, depression, and anxiety, after controlling for gender, age, education, and marital status. Patient-reported assessments included General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) of Goldberg, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI I & II) of Spielberger. Female patients reported higher scores in the trait anxiety measure. Elder patients reported higher scores in the GHQ-28 subscale of social dysfunction and in the CES-D depression scale, while less educated patients presented higher scores in the GHQ-28 subscales of anxiety/insomnia and severe depression. Divorced/widowed patients presented higher scores in the severe depression subscale. Findings provide evidence that sociodemographic variables, like being older, less educated, and divorced/widowed, relate to a more compromised mental health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Panteion, Eratous 12, 14568 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Paraskevi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theofilou