Abstract
Many psychiatric disorders can be seen in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Hemodialysis, which is a renal replacement treatment, causes various psychiatric and psychosocial problems. Objectives: The objectives of the current study were to investigate the prevalence of psychosocial problems in patients with end-stage renal disease. and to assess the prevalence of depression in patients with end-stage renal disease. Methods: A descriptive study design included 50 patients with end stage renal disease who were scheduled for hemodialysis at Prince Salman Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia, performed from February 2010 to April 2010. The patients were interviewed by using; sociodemographic information questionnaire sheet developed by the researchers; Beck Depression Inventory and SF-36 (Health Survey for dialysis Patients. Results: The result of the current study demonstrated that more than half of studied subjects(55.7%) mentioned that their health extremely interfere with their social activities. also there was no significant statistical deference between gender and depression. Conclusion The study findings indicated that hemodialysis severely interfere with social activities of patients & depression is a common psychological problem among the Saudi patients with ends stage renal disease. [Essmat Gemeay, Sahar Gaber, Amal Kanona and Abdullah A. A. Alshebel. Impact of hemodialysis on the psychosocial state of patients with end-stage renal disease. Life Sci J 2012;9(4):5867-5871] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 875