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Volume 25

April - June 2009 (Part-II)

Number  3


 

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Stressors and Coping Strategies in
Hemodialysis Patients

Sezgi Cinar1, Gul Unsal Barlas2, Sule Ecevit Alpar3

ABSTRACT

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine relationships among treatment-related stressors and coping strategies of chronic hemodialysis patients.

Methodology: The sample of this study consisted of 224 participants. Data was collected with Hemodialysis Stressors Scale and Carver Coping Scale and analysed by using the linear multiple regression analysis.

Results: The most frequent stressors reported were: limitation of vacation (80.4%), followed by fatigue (79.9%) and uncertainty about future (79.0%). The most frequently used coping strategies were turning to religion, active coping and suppression of competing activities. Physical treatment-related stressors were significantly related to behavioural disengagement.

Conclusions: This study shows that the most frequently used coping strategy is "turning to religion" by hemodialysis patients which is different from previous studies. The Turkish view the belief as the basic and most important aspect of human life so the belief of affects of coping in our country are different from the Western World.

KEY WORDS: Coping Strategies, Hemodialysis, Stressors.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2009 (Part-II)    Vol. 25 No. 3    447-452

How to cite this article:

Cinar S, Barlas GU, Alpar SE. Stressors and Coping Strategies in Hemodialysis Patients. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(3):447-452.


1. Sezgi Cinar PhD,
Assistant Professor,
2. Gül Ünsal Barlas PhD,
Assistant Professor,
3. Sule Ecevit Alpar PhD,
Associate Professor,
1-3: Marmara University,
Faculty of Health Science, School of Nursing,
Tibbiye cad. Haydarpasa, 34704,
Istanbul-Turkey.

Correspondence:

Sezgi Cinar
E-mail: sezcinar@hotmail.com
scinar@marmara.edu.tr
 
* Received for Publication: January 06th, 2009
* Accepted: May 27, 2009



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