Abstract
Background/Aim: Malnutrition is one of the determinants of most morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal failure (ESRD) patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). Depression is the most common psychological complication among these patients. This study aimed to determine the nutritional status and anxiety-depression level in hemodialysis patients and evaluate the relationship between the two. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 55 routine hemodialysis patients over 18 years of age who were treated in the Department of Internal Diseases of a university hospital between November 2019 and January 2020. Two patients were excluded from the study due to renal transplantation. All patients filled out a two-part Hospital-Anxiety Depression Scale (HAD) and a two-part Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. The MNA-short form (MNA-SF) was first used to evaluate the malnutrition status of patients. Those who were identified as at-risk or malnourished with the MNA-SF were also asked to complete the long form. The HAD scale was used to evaluate the levels of depression and anxiety. SPSS 20 statistical package program for statistical analysis. P
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