Condition 1: Anxiety. Condition 2: depression. Organic anxiety disorder Recurrent depressive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Three an-hour group education, by a nephrologist and psychiatrist. Content of educational sessions include: 1. Describing the anatomy and pathophysiology, all causes of kidney failure,
Behavior
Three an-hour group education, by a nephrologist and psychiatrist. Content of educational sessions include: 1. Describing the anatomy and pathophysiology, all causes of kidney failure, the advantages
psychoeducation
Sponsors
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: depression or anxiety scores greater or equal to 8 scale HADS patients with renal failure being treated with hemodialysis Exclusion criteria: 1. Experiencing new stressful events during the time of study based on Holmz-Rahe list of stressful life events 2. Any change in the dialysis schedule 3. Starting any other psychiatric treatment during the period of study 4. A known history of previous psychiatric disorder 5. Having a new stressor during previous 6 months except for those related to kidney disease 6. Failure to attend in all educational sessions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression. Timepoint: before and 1 week after intervention. Method of measurement: HADS Questionnaire.;Anxiety. Timepoint: before and 1 week after intervention. Method of measurement: HADS Questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non. Timepoint: non. Method of measurement: non. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHamzeh Hosseini
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed