Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on the Quality of Life and Feeling of Well-Being in Dialysis Patients
Keywords:
cognitive – behavioral intervention, dialysis patients, quality of life, well – beingAbstract
End stage renal disease (ESRD) represents a clinical state or condition in which there has been irreversible loss of endogenous renal function. Patients with end stage renal require dialysis. It is known that dialysis have most impact on quality of life in several factors. Interventions based on cognitive behavior therapy have previously been successfully applied in behavior change in different chronic diseases.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive behavior group intervention on quality of life and well–being of dialysis patients. This study was performed on 30 dialysis patients (female) in dialysis ward at 17 shahrivar hospital in mashhad. Patients divided to two groups randomly. The subjects assigned to experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15) groups. The experimental group received 10 weekly sessions of stress management. While the control group received no intervention. Both of groups responded questionnaires quality of life and well – being questionnaire before and after session’s.The data collection, were analyzed useing SPSS software. The significant difference obtained between the two groups in quality of life (p = 0/001) and well-being (p = 0/005) in dialysis patients after 10 weekly sessions of cognitive – behavioral intervention. According to the results, using this method is useful to improve quality of life and well- being in dialysis patients and can be considered for other patients.
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