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The Effect of Spirituality Counseling on Anxiety and Depression and Hope in Hemodiallysis patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Depression.
Mild mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
IRCT2013072114086N1
Lead Sponsor
Kashan University of Medical Sciences,research Assistance
Brief Summary

Abstract: Hope is one of the most significant sources of compatibility in individuals suffering from chronic diseases such as chronic renal failure to survive. Moreover, despair is considered as an important criterion in quitting the treatment and diet, tendency to die, and thoughts of suicide. In this regard, the present study was aimed at determining the effects of spiritual counseling on the hope in hemodialysis patients. Method: This investigation is a clinical trial study that was conducted on 90 hemodialysis patients who were randomly divided into an experimental group (45 patients) and a control one (45 patients). The experimental patients received spiritual counseling for one month while the control group was provided with typical care. Require data were collected through a demographic information questionnaire and the Herth’s Hope questionnaire and then analyzed using SPSS 11.5 software. Results: Patients’ mean hope was 33.36±5.9 after spiritual counseling which is significantly higher than the mean hope (28.48±3.2) before the treatment (p

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

at least three months of hemodialysis; consent to participate in research; the ability to speak and read and write; having cognitive problems such as Alzheimer's disease, stroke, transient cerebral attack.
Exclusion criteria: known disease; vision and hearing and patients with known neurological problems.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Depression. Timepoint: One month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnair.;Anxiety. Timepoint: One month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.;Hope. Timepoint: One month after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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