The Relationship between Burden and Depression in Spouses of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Table 2

Spouses’ mean scores (SD) on burden, depression, anxiety, and quality of life questionnaires in two groups.

Mean ()
Questionnaires	Total sample	Spouses (dialysis dependent patient)	Spouses (not dialysis dependent patient)	Difference of means^7
	27.26 (18.33)	30.62 (1.20)	22.62 (16.39)	0.129
	5.64 (4.80)	6.55 (5.50)	4.38 (3.35)	0.115
	1.90 (1.64)	2.10 (1.74)	1.62 (1.50)	0.309
EQ5D	0.747 (0.213)	0.769 (0.192)	0.716 (0.241)	0.399
EQ5D	70.86 (16.97)	66.72 (16.60)	76.57 (16,15)	0.042

Notes. deviation. Burden Interview. Health Questionnaire-9. anxiety disorder 2. -Related Quality of Life Questionnaire Index. -Related Quality of Life Questionnaire Visual Analogue Scale. of means was derived using t-test.