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Evaluation of social support level among hemodialysis patients in the hospitals of Zanjan
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Hamid Reza Haririan1   , Ali Aghajanlo2 , Mansour Ghafurifard2 |
1- MSc of Nursing, Instructor and member of scientific Board, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran , houman.haririan@gmail.com
2- MSc of Nursing, Instructor and member of scientific Board, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran |
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Abstract: (19358 Views) |
Background: Chronic renal failure (CRF) and its related treatment such as hemodialysis influence the life style of patients and leading to physical and psychosocial problems. Social support is one of the most important coping mechanisms that improves quality of life and health status of these patients. The aim of this study was to determine social support in hemodialysis patients in hospitals of Zanjan University of medical science.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, 84 patients with CRF who referred to Zanjan hemodialysis centers in 2010 were recruited. Subjects answered 2 sets of questionnaires: (1) demographic characteristic, (2) standard instrument of social support )NSSQ(. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics using SPSS ver.16.
Results: Fifty percent were female, 79.8 % were married, and 19% were jobless. 78.5%, 20.3% and 29.7% of participants had optimal emotional, informational and instrumental support, respectively. The overall optimal social support was 40.5%. There was not significant relationship between independent variables (marriage, type of job, educational level and sex) and social support (p>0.05).
Conclusion: According to the result of this study and regarding to positive relationship between social support, quality of life and survival rate in hemodialysis patients, it is suggested that health care policy makers and managers consider instrumental and informational support in order to improve quality of life in hemodialysis patients. |
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| Keywords: Hemodialysis, Social support, Chronic renal failure |
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Semi-pilot: Survey/Cross Sectional/Descriptive |
Subject:
Nursing
Received: 2013/03/16 | Accepted: 2013/05/28 | Published: 2013/05/28
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