title: The relationship of depression with restless leg syndrome in hemodialysis patient's dialysis centers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 2011.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hemodialysis, as the main remedy of chronic renal failure, can cause mental problems among patients receiving this treatment. These clients face depression because of being treated long-term and invasive therapeutically methods.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a descriptive-analytical study in which 171 patients receiving hemodialysis. They were divided in to those ones suffering from syndrome and the second group without syndrome.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that the depression average grade was 47.31 ± 11.60 and 43.15 ± 10.3, in the first and the second group. This was a significant relation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Being high level of depression among these patients who suffering from restless leg syndrome, its suggested monitoring depression level intermittently. vital signs and decrease serum cortisol level in patients undergoing gynecological elective surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of pediatric, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Zeynab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hemate
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoome
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alidosti
keywords: Depression; Iran; hemodialysis; restless leg syndrome