Alexithymia; an often missed condition prevelant in the practice of nephrology

Ezgi Ersoy Yeşil; Özlem Pehlivan; Zeki Toprak; Atalay Surardamar

Makale detayları

Alexithymia; an often missed condition prevelant in the practice of nephrology

Yazarlar:

Ezgi Ersoy Yeşil | Özlem Pehlivan | Zeki Toprak | Atalay Surardamar

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Anatolian Current Medical Journal Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.18-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282642

pISSN:

2718-0115

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Özet:

 Aim: Alexithymia is a disorder associated with difficulty in recognizing and expressing feelings, which can lead to an increased susceptibility to disease development that makes alexithymia a possible risk factor for chronic kidney disease CKD. This study was performed to evaluate for alexithymia in pre-dialysis CKD and end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Method: The study was conducted in the Nephrology Outpatient Department and Hemodialysis unit of Ümraniye Research and Training Hospital. The patients had to have a diagnosis of CKD. Demographic data form, routine biochemical follow up data of patients, Toronto Alexithymia Scale TAS, and Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale HADS were used in this study. The statistical significance level was determined as p0.05. Results: A total of 111 patients mean age 58.1013.48 years, 61 female were included in the study, 83.9 of whom were found to have alexithymia. The incidence of alexithymia in CDK patients was significantly higher than that in the control group p0.004; however, no statistically significant difference was detected in its incidence between the hemodialysis and pre-dialysis groups p0.05. The results showed that increased incidence of depression resulted in a 4.47-fold p0.035 increase in the incidence of alexithymia. Conclusion: Alexithymia has been found to be high in patients with chronic kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that we be aware of patients emotional stress and assess them for depression, anxiety, and alexithymia.

 Aim: Alexithymia is a disorder associated with difficulty in recognizing and expressing feelings, which can lead to an increased susceptibility to disease development that makes alexithymia a possible risk factor for chronic kidney disease CKD. This study was performed to evaluate for alexithymia in pre-dialysis CKD and end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Method: The study was conducted in the Nephrology Outpatient Department and Hemodialysis unit of Ümraniye Research and Training Hospital. The patients had to have a diagnosis of CKD. Demographic data form, routine biochemical follow up data of patients, Toronto Alexithymia Scale TAS, and Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale HADS were used in this study. The statistical significance level was determined as p0.05. Results: A total of 111 patients mean age 58.1013.48 years, 61 female were included in the study, 83.9 of whom were found to have alexithymia. The incidence of alexithymia in CDK patients was significantly higher than that in the control group p0.004; however, no statistically significant difference was detected in its incidence between the hemodialysis and pre-dialysis groups p0.05. The results showed that increased incidence of depression resulted in a 4.47-fold p0.035 increase in the incidence of alexithymia. Conclusion: Alexithymia has been found to be high in patients with chronic kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that we be aware of patients emotional stress and assess them for depression, anxiety, and alexithymia.

 Aim: Alexithymia is a disorder associated with difficulty in recognizing and expressing feelings, which can lead to an increased susceptibility to disease development that makes alexithymia a possible risk factor for chronic kidney disease CKD. This study was performed to evaluate for alexithymia in pre-dialysis CKD and end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Method: The study was conducted in the Nephrology Outpatient Department and Hemodialysis unit of Ümraniye Research and Training Hospital. The patients had to have a diagnosis of CKD. Demographic data form, routine biochemical follow up data of patients, Toronto Alexithymia Scale TAS, and Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale HADS were used in this study. The statistical significance level was determined as p0.05. Results: A total of 111 patients mean age 58.1013.48 years, 61 female were included in the study, 83.9 of whom were found to have alexithymia. The incidence of alexithymia in CDK patients was significantly higher than that in the control group p0.004; however, no statistically significant difference was detected in its incidence between the hemodialysis and pre-dialysis groups p0.05. The results showed that increased incidence of depression resulted in a 4.47-fold p0.035 increase in the incidence of alexithymia. Conclusion: Alexithymia has been found to be high in patients with chronic kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that we be aware of patients emotional stress and assess them for depression, anxiety, and alexithymia.

 Aim: Alexithymia is a disorder associated with difficulty in recognizing and expressing feelings, which can lead to an increased susceptibility to disease development that makes alexithymia a possible risk factor for chronic kidney disease CKD. This study was performed to evaluate for alexithymia in pre-dialysis CKD and end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Material and Method: The study was conducted in the Nephrology Outpatient Department and Hemodialysis unit of Ümraniye Research and Training Hospital. The patients had to have a diagnosis of CKD. Demographic data form, routine biochemical follow up data of patients, Toronto Alexithymia Scale TAS, and Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale HADS were used in this study. The statistical significance level was determined as p0.05. Results: A total of 111 patients mean age 58.1013.48 years, 61 female were included in the study, 83.9 of whom were found to have alexithymia. The incidence of alexithymia in CDK patients was significantly higher than that in the control group p0.004; however, no statistically significant difference was detected in its incidence between the hemodialysis and pre-dialysis groups p0.05. The results showed that increased incidence of depression resulted in a 4.47-fold p0.035 increase in the incidence of alexithymia. Conclusion: Alexithymia has been found to be high in patients with chronic kidney disease. Therefore, it is essential that we be aware of patients emotional stress and assess them for depression, anxiety, and alexithymia.

Makale detayları

Alexithymia; an often missed condition prevelant in the practice of nephrology

Yazarlar: Ezgi Ersoy Yeşil | Özlem Pehlivan | Zeki Toprak | Atalay Surardamar

Yayıncı: MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi: Anatolian Current Medical Journal Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.18-23

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001282642

pISSN: 2718-0115

Alexithymia

chronic kidney disease

hemodialysis

Alexithymia

chronic kidney disease

hemodialysis

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ezgi Ersoy Yeşil | Özlem Pehlivan | Zeki Toprak | Atalay Surardamar

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Dergi:

Anatolian Current Medical Journal Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.18-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001282642

pISSN:

2718-0115