The Effect of Spirituality Counseling on Anxiety and Depression and Hope in Hemodiallysis patients
- 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
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.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method