Joseph Chilcot, Christina J Pearce, Natalie Hall, Amanda D Busby, Janine Hawkins, Balvinder Vraitch, Mandy Rathjen, Alexander Hamilton, Amanda Bevin, Lucy Mackintosh, Joanna L Hudson, David Wellsted, Julia Jones, Shivani Sharma, Sam Norton, Paula Ormandy, Nick Palmer, Ken Farrington
BACKGROUND: Depression is common in people with chronic kidney disease, yet little is known about how depression is identified and managed as part of routine kidney care. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective was to survey all UK adult kidney centres to understand how depression is identified and managed. A secondary objective was to broadly describe the variability in psychosocial care. DESIGN: Online survey. METHODS: The survey comprised of three sections: (1) general kidney care, (2) psychological provision and (3) social work provision...
February 11, 2024: Journal of Renal Care