Investigating the effect of self-care training on death anxiety in patients referred to the hemodialysis unit of Ali Ebn Abitaleb Hospital in Rafsanjan, 2023
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Death anxiety in hemodialysis patients.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230610058437N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Age above 18 years
Suffering from end-stage chronic kidney disease confirmed by a specialist doctor
Knowledge of disease diagnosis and prognosis
Alert and aware of place and time
Receive at least two dialysis sessions per week
A history of at least six months of hemodialysis
Not having known mental illness and cognitive problems to learn self-care
Not having a history of death of loved ones in the last few months
Physical ability to do personal work
Exclusion Criteria
Having lethargy and weakness or reduced level of consciousness
Hospitalization
Unwillingness to participate in the study
The existence of psychological problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The level of death anxiety. Timepoint: The measurement of death anxiety score will be before the start of the intervention and 4 weeks after the start of the self-care training intervention. Method of measurement: Death anxiety score is measured using Templer's 15-question questionnaire in hemodialysis patients.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method