PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Objective: to study the psychological status of patients and disabled persons with chronic kidney disease. Materials and methods: 74 patients, invalids because of renal pathology, were included in the study. Psycho-diagnostic data were analyzed by parametric methods (Teilor's and Spielberger's tests, intellectual methods). Results: the majority of studied patients with chronic kidney disease (62%) had emotional and motivation disorders, in 38% of them the signs of asthenic state were observed in the clinical picture of psychologic disorders. Intensity of depression and anxiety symptoms significantly increased with the increase of chronic kidney disease severity (p<0.05 and p<0.01, respectively). Conclusions: emotional and motivation disorders were detected in more than a half of patients with chronic kidney disease (62%), and 38% of patients showed the signs of asthenic state manifested by the decrease of functional abilities in performing daily living activities.