Psychological Symptoms in Patients on Dialysis and Their Relationship with Spiritual Well-Being

Abstract

AIM: This study was examined the prevalence of psychological symptoms in patients on dialysis and their relationship with spiritualwell-being.METHOD: This descriptive study was conducted in Iran, and the sample consisted of 150 patients on hemodialysis. The data werecollected using a checklist for demographic variables; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales 21; and Palutzian & Ellison Spiritual Wellbeing Scale.RESULTS: Among the 150 participants in this study, 57.3% were female, and the others were male. The mean age of the participantswas 44.6 years. The mean scores of depression, anxiety, and stress in the studied patients were 17.3, 17.6, and 19.3, respectively. Themean of the total score of spiritual well-being was 75.02±9.1. The results showed that there was a reverse and significant correlationbetween the total score of spiritual well-being and the levels of stress (r= –0.265, p