Frailty May Mediate the Relationship Between Depressive Symptoms, Antidepressant Use, and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

• Kuo-Chin Hung, MD,
• Chia-Ter Chao, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Kuo-Chin Hung, MD

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan

Chia-Ter Chao, MD, PhD

Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Bioethics, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Address for Correspondence: Chia-Ter Chao, MD, PhD, Min-Sheng General Hospital, No.168, Jingguo Road, Taoyuan District, 330 Taoyuan City, Taiwan.