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The correlation between depression and haemodialysis adequacy in chronic kidney disease patients in South Africa

Key takeaways

In 210 South African dialysis patients, those with depression scores in the highest range had lower dialysis adequacy (measured by Kt/V), but because this is observational, it shows only a link—not proof that depression causes poor dialysis clearance.

Who did this work

Bongani V. Miya (Central University of Technology) · Ntagi Gerald Mariri (Central University of Technology) · C. J. Clark

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-28
https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v31i0.3275