HD Patients' Depression and Happiness

Recruiting

• Conditions: Hemodialysis

• Registration Number: NCT06098924
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to verify the mediating effect of life of meaning and post-traumatic growth in spirituality and psychological well-being (happiness, depression).

Detailed Description

The research design is cross-sectional correlational study. Convenient sampling will be used to conduct to data collection. There are 300 patients with hemodialysis from a hemodialysis institution in the north Taiwan, and data collecting with self-administrated questionnaires. The instruments include demographic and disease-related information, Spiritual Health Scale short form, Chinese Happiness Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Life Attitude Profile, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. The SPSS 22.0 statistical software will be used to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics, such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation (SD) will be used for participant characteristics and outcome measures. T-test, chi-square, ANOVA, post-hoc, ANCOVA, and Person's correlation will be conducted to test the relationships between the research variables.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-10
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-22
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-25
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-30
• Study Completion: 2024-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who are over 20 years old
• voluntarily participate in the study and sign the respondent consent form
• have received routine hemodialysis treatment for more than three months
• have clear consciousness and can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients whose medical records record a diagnosis of schizophrenia
• patients are taking antidepressant drugs

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The status of spirituality among HD patients	1 day	Self-administrated questionnaire of Spiritual Health Scale short form was used to collect data. The score range is 24 to 120, and the higher score means higher spirituality.
The status of life-meaning among HD patients	1 day	Self-administrated questionnaire of Life Attitude Profile was used to collect data. The score range is 39 to 195, and the higher score means higher level of life-meaning.
The status of post-trauma growth among HD patients	1 day	Self-administrated questionnaire of Posttraumatic Growth Inventory was used to collect data. The score range is 0 to 105, and the higher score means higher level of post-trauma growth.
The status of depression among HD patients	7 minutes	Self-administrated questionnaire of Beck Depression Inventory-II was used to collect data. The score range is 0 to 63, and the higher score means higher level of depressive tendency.
The status of happiness among HD patients	1 day	Self-administrated questionnaire of Chinese Happiness Inventory was used to collect data. The score range is 0 to 30, and the higher score means higher level of happiness.
The mediating effect of life of meaning and post-traumatic growth	1 day	Using these scores form these scales (mention above) to verify the mediating effect of life of meaning and post-traumatic growth in spirituality and psychological well-being (including happiness, depression).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology; 🇨🇳 Taoyuan City, N/A = Not Applicable, Taiwan