• Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
CHEN Lin, Email: hxxuetou@163.com
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Objective To discuss and analyze the sense of dignity and its influencing factors of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.Methods Patients with MHD in hemodialysis center of West China Hospital of Sichuan University were selected from November 2019 to January 2020. Patients were selected by convenience sampling. The patients were investigated with Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.Results A total of 150 patients were included. The average scores of CD-RISC, anxiety, depression and PDI were 61.20±14.54, 4.97±1.38, 5.90±2.42 and 41.32±16.24, respectively. Among them, 121 cases (80.67%) had mild dignity impairment, 22 cases (14.67%) had moderate dignity impairment, 6 cases (4.00%) had severe dignity impairment, and 1 case (0.67%) had very serious dignity impairment. The results of multiple linear stepwise regression showed that depression, economic burden, social support, and vascular access were all positive predictors of esteem scores (P<0.001).Conclusions Clinical nurses can aim at the main factors affecting the sense of dignity of MHD patients. And individualized nursing plan and intervention measures can be formulated to improve the sense of dignity of patients and improve the quality of life of maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Citation: YAN Xueping, ZHANG Yingjun, ZHANG Jiao, CHEN Hui, CHEN Lin. Analysis on the status and influencing factors of maintenance hemodialysis patients’ sense of dignity. West China Medical Journal, 2021, 36(7): 866-871. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202105316 Copy

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