Yabin Shang
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
Title: The relationship between perceived social support and depression in older kidney transplant recipients
Biography
Biography: Yabin Shang
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of depression was high among transplant recipients. Depression has been found to have negative impact on recipient outcomes. Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and assess the relationship between depression and perceived social support in older kidney transplant recipients in China. Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted at one general hospital in China from August to November 2014. Depression was assessed by the Chinese version of the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and perceived social support was measured by Multi-dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The correlation between SDS and MSPSS summary scores was assessed using Pearson correlation coefficient (r). Results: A total of 83 renal transplant recipients (42 male, 41 female) with an average age of 61.23±5.23 were recruited. The average SDS standard score was 50.45±9.85. The prevalence of depression in older renal tranplant recipients were 59.04% (49/83). MSPSS total score, significant others’ support, family support and friends support was 64.72±12.71, 21.02±4.79, 22.40±4.16 and 21.30±4.98 respectively. Perceived social support and its three dimensions correlate significantly with depression (r ranges from -0.480 to -0.343, p>0.05). Conclusion: More than half of the older kidney transplant recipients had depression which indicates that the prevalence of depression in older kidney transplant adults were relatively high. The correlation between perceived social support and depression indicates that the more support the patient perceived, the less chance that they would develop depression.