Life events, social support and depression in haemodialysis patients

High rates of depressive symptoms among senior high school students preparing for national university entrance examination in Turkey

“…For example, in a study performed by Dumont and Marc (1999) on 8th and 11th grade students by using BDI, the cut off scores were determined as non-depressive for scores under nine, mild depressive for scores of 10-15, and depressive for scores of 16 and more. The cut off scores of BDI used for hemodialysis patients by Elal and Krespi (1999) were calculated as clinically depressed for BDI scores of more than 20, moderately depressed for BDI score 13 to 20 and not depressed for BDI score less than 13. In this study, the Turkish form of BDI prepared by Hisli for the validity and reliability study on clinic patients has been used, as were the cut-off scores suggested by Hisli (1988Hisli ( , 1989.…”

“…When reviewing the findings of studies performed by Elal and Krespi (1999) and Kutner et al (1985) on hemodialysis patient, it can be seen that Turkish senior high school students, who are preparing for university examination are depressed at similar levels as hemodialysis patients. In accordance with findings obtained by Kessler and Walters, (1998), the prevalance of long-term depression among these young people is 25.2%.…”

“…Using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) among hemodialysis patients, Elal and Krespi (1999) found that 42% were clinically and 33% moderately depressed. Kutner, Fair and Kutner (1985) suggested that of the 52% of hemodialysis patients who had depressive symptoms, half of them were clinically affected.…”

Can Social Support and Control Agency Change Illness Consequences? Evidence from Cervix Cancer Patients

“…Studies with patients of heart surgery [16], stroke [17], coronary heart disease [18], cancer [19] and dialyses [20] indicate strong association between social support and improved psychological adjustment. In studies of the effect of social support, the characteristics of social network and functional aspects of interactions between members are considered important.…”

“Now, I Am a Proper Human Being”: Kidney Transplantation in Cyprus

“…In support of this, Elal and Krespi (1999) found a strong association between negative life events and depression, and kidney failure and hemodialysis played an important role in this association. Cleary and Drennan's (2004) study of 150 dialysis patients revealed that end-stage renal disease was likely to lead to low quality and self-dissatisfaction of life, whereas Curtin and colleagues (2002) asserted that dialysis patients experienced high mortality and morbidity rates even though patients tried to embrace narratives of control such as ''I want to live,'' ''I am still me,'' and so on.…”