Ansiedad y depresión en pacientes con tratamiento de hemodiálisis atendidos en un Hospital de Especialidades en la ciudad de Guayaquil, periodo 2020-2021.

Abstract

In a Specialty Hospital, it is observed that patients with hemodialysis treatment present psychological alterations; It should be noted that there are no statistical data on evaluations of these, for this reason the Objective is proposed to determine anxiety and depression in patients with hemodialysis treatment treated in a specialty hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Period 2020-2021. Method: descriptive, quantitative, transversal. Direct and indirect observation. Population: 100 patients Results: Sociodemographic characteristics: 53% of the patients are between 45 and 65 years old, 69% were men, 94% were from urban areas, 69% were of mixed ethnicity, 65% had an education high school and 38% were married. Symptoms: 51% of the patients presented symptoms such as tremors, tingling, dizziness or sweats, 55% have felt the tendency to feel worse in the morning. 36% of patients are in stage III, 48% present a mild depressive episode. Discussion: In studies such as that of Rojas et al (7), it was evidenced that 60% anxiety due to the symptoms they felt, similar to the present study, reflecting that patients may present fear due to their ignorance. Conclusion: It is evident that patients reflect certain levels of depression and anguish, due to the symptoms of the treatment.