Nursing Knowledge in the Care of Patients on Hemodialysis Who Are Living with Depression: An Integrative Review

Depression prevalence rates are high in individuals with end stage kidney disease treated with hemodialysis. However, nephrology nursing knowledge about the care of patients with depression is not well studied. The purpose of this review was to explore the knowledge nephrology nurses utilize in the care of patients on hemodialysis who are living with depression. We performed an exploration of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Scopus to identify eligible studies. Nine studies were included, and we determined that nephrology nurses' knowledge is informed by the nursing process, primarily in assessment and intervention/ management, with minimal explicit description of theory in hemodialysis and depression care.