The association of depression in patients with kidney failure and Cancer with some Variables: a case study of patients at Al-Jazeera Hospital for kidney diseases and surgery hospital of the National Institute for cancer, Wad Madany, Sudan

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The study aimed to study the association of depression in patients with kidney failure and cancer with some variables.

A case study of patients at al-Jazeera hospital for kidney diseases and surgery hospital and the National institute for cancer in Wad Madany, Sudan (May 2015).

The researchers used the descriptive analytical method based on field study and Aaron Beck Scale of depression adapted to Sudanese environment and a primary data form prepared by the researchers.

The research sample consisted of (300 patients) selected by simple random method (150) with kidney failure) (150) cancer.

The data manipulated by (SPSS) (T-test and Pearson correlation coefficient and one-way analysis of variance (V) test), the main results were: 1- There are no statistically significant differences in depression according to the type of disease (kidney failure and cancer) (0.167).

2- There are no statistically significant differences in the incidence of depression in people with kidney failure according to type (male and female), whether there are statistically significant differences according to cancer in favor of males.

3- There are no statistically significant differences between depression in patients with kidney failure and cancer according to the educational level.

4- There are no statistically significant differences between groups in the incidence of depression in people with kidney failure according to (age), whether there are statistically significant differences between groups according to cancer.