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Association between fatigue and depressive symptoms among kidney transplantation recipients: The mediating role of rumination

Zhang, Rongmei, Jia, Jihui, Zhang, Dan, Zhao, Xia·2019·Journal of Advanced Nursing

Abstract

AIMS: Depressive symptoms are common among kidney transplantation recipients. Previous studies have reported that fatigue and rumination are risk factors for depressive symptoms. To date, the underlying mechanisms of fatigue, rumination, and depressive symptoms among kidney transplantation recipients remain unclear. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms and investigate whether rumination mediates the association between fatigue and depressive symptoms among kidney transplantation recipients. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: The study of 207 kidney transplantation recipients with an average age of 44.5 years was conducted from January 2017-July 2017. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, fatigue, rumination, and depressive symptoms data were collected. For the descriptive analysis, Pearson correlations and mediation analysis based on the PROCESS macro were used. RESULTS: The prevalence of depressive symptoms among kidney transplantation recipients was 21.7%. Rumination mediated the association between fatigue and depressive symptoms and the indirect effect was 0.19 (95% confidence interval: 0.10-0.28). CONCLUSION: Depressive symptoms were highly prevalent among kidney transplantation recipients. Rumination exerts a mediating role between fatigue and depressive symptoms. IMPACT: This study alerts physicians and nurses for the importance of considering the mental health of these patients and contributes to the development of effective depression management interventions.

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Authors
Zhang, R., Jia, J., Zhang, D., & Zhao, X.
Affiliations
Shandong University (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Zhang, Dan
  • Zhao, Xia
Venue
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-10
Volume
75
Issue
12
Pages
3602-3608
ISSN
  • 0309-2402 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-2648
OpenAlex
W2974152558
Cited by
12
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
FWCI
1.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Transplantation › Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
kidney transplantation, fatigue, depressive symptoms, rumination, mediation, depression prevalence, depression treatment
MeSH terms
Rumination, Cognitive, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Prevalence, Kidney Transplantation, Young Adult

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