title: Identifying depression in South asian patients with end-stage renal disease: considerations for practice.
abstract: Depression is a prevalent burden for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and one that is under-recognized and consequently under-treated. Although several studies have explored the association between depression symptoms, treatment adherence and outcomes in Euro-American patient groups, quantitative and qualitative exploration of these issues in patients from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds has been lacking. This review discusses the methodological issues associated with measuring depression in patients of South Asian origin who have a 3- to 5-fold greater risk of developing ESRD. There is a need to advance research into the development of accurate screening practices for this patient group, with an emphasis on studies utilizing rigorous approaches to evaluating the use of both emic (culture-specific) and etic (universal or culture-general) screening instruments.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
authors.forename: Shivani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Kamaldeep
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhui
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chilcot
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wellsted
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farrington