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SynthesisThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2005

Psychosocial interventions for depression in dialysis patients.

K S Rabindranath, C Daly, J A Butler, P J Roderick, S Wallace, A M Macleod

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. The psychosocial correlates of quality of life in the dialysis population: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2012
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  4. Trial
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  6. Review
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  8. Effect of Psycho Education on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients on Hemodialysis.Iranian journal of psychiatry and behavioral sciences · 2015
    Article
  9. Need for quality improvement in renal systematic reviews.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2008
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

K S RabindranathMedicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, 3rd Floor, Polwarth Building, Forresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, AB25 2ZD. ksrabi@yahoo.co.uk
C Daly
J A Butler
P J Roderick
S Wallace
A M Macleod
Southampton General Hospital · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GBChurchill Hospital · GBWestern Infirmary · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression is the most common psychological problem in the dialysis population. The diagnosis of depression in dialysis patients is confounded by the fact that several symptoms of uraemia mimic the somatic components of depression. It affects the physical, psychological and social well being of the dialysis population in several ways.

objectivesThe aim of this systematic review was to assess the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in the treatment of depression in patients who are dialysed for end-stage renal disease. SEARCH STRATEGY: A comprehensive search strategy was employed to identify all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) relevant to the treatment of depression in dialysis patients. The following databases were searched - MEDLINE (1966 - October 2003), EMBASE (1980 - October 2003), PsycINFO (1872 - October 2003) and The Cochrane Library (issue 3, 2003). Authors of potential studies were contacted, reference lists of identified RCTs and relevant narrative reviews were screened. SELECTION CRITERIA: RCTs comparing any psychosocial intervention with control intervention or no intervention in depressed dialysis patients. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were to be abstracted by two investigators independently onto a standard form and entered into Review Manager 4.2. Relative risk (RR) for dichotomous data and a (weighted) mean difference (MD) for continuous data were to be calculated with 95% confidence intervals (CI). MAIN

resultsDespite extensive searching, no RCTs were identified. AUTHORS'

conclusionsData were not available to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in the treatment of depression in the chronic dialysis population, as we did not find any RCTs of psychosocial interventions to treat depression in dialysis patients. This review highlights the need for commencing and completing adequately powered RCTs to address the issue of psychosocial interventions for depression in dialysis patients.

Indexed as

DepressionHumansRenal Dialysis

Identifiers

PMID16034936
OpenAlexW2121133076

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