The relation between Internet and social media use and the demographic and clinical parameters, quality of life, depression, cognitive function and sleep quality in hemodialysis patients
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Objective There are very few studies in the literature investigating the Internet use in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, no study examined the relationship between Internet and social media use and quality of life, depression, cognitive function and sleep problems in HD patients.Methods The study is cross-sectional in design. All patients underwent history taking; physical examination; laboratory analysis and quality of life (by a short form of the Medical Outcomes Study), depression (by the Beck Depression Inventory), cognitive function (by the Standardized Mini Mental State Examination) and sleep problems (by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) evaluation.Results In total, 134 HD patients (male/female: 73/61, age: 53.0 ± 13.4 years) were included. Patients with mail, Facebook and Twitter accounts were younger, were less depressive, had better quality of life, had higher cognitive function and were more educated compared to patients who did not have these accounts. Patients with Internet-based research about their disease were less depressive, had better quality of life and sleep quality, had higher cognitive function and were more educated compared to patients who did not have Internet-based research.Conclusion Internet and social media use was closely related with quality of life, depression, cognitive function and education in HD patients. Studies are needed on whether Internet use under the supervision of health care professionals will improve clinical outcomes, adherence, quality of life, depression and decision making in HD patients.
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- Authors
- Afsar, B.
- Venue
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-11
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 625-630
- ISSN
- 0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2048862157
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- 46
- References
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- FWCI
- 2.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- General Hospital Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Keywords
- internet use, social media use, hemodialysis patients, quality of life, depression, cognitive function, sleep quality, end-stage renal disease, online health information, educational attainment, demographic factors
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Renal Dialysis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep Wake Disorders, Internet, Social Media
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