Do Symptoms Related to Hemodialysis Affect Marital

Authors: Songül Göriş Özlem Ceyhan Sultan Taşcı Nevin Doğan

Publish Date: 2016/01/12

Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-73

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Abstract

All the symptoms experienced by patients undergoing hemodialysis HD impair their social lives including family relationships and marital adjustment The purpose of this descriptive study is to determine the effect of HD symptoms on marital adjustment The study included 282 voluntary patients who were aged 18 or over and were receiving HD treatment for at least 6 months The data were collected by using a Patient Information Form Dialysis Symptom Index DSI and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale RDAS through facetoface interviews The results obtained in this study indicated that the most common symptoms experienced by patients were feeling tired or lack of energy DSI scores of the patients were found to be negatively correlated with their RDAS scores at significant level ρ = −0300 p  005 The symptoms experienced by patients undergoing HD were also observed to have a negative effect on their marital adjustmentAll procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards

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