Investigation of relationship between positive psychological variables (spirituality and hope) psychopathology (depression, stress, anxiety) and quality of life in hemodialysis patients Isfahan- 2012

Aim and This study was aimed to determine the relationship between positive psychological variables (hope and spirituality) psychopathology (depression، stress، anxiety) and quality of life in hemodialysis patients in Isfahan''s Ali Asghar Hospitals. Methods and Materials: This study was a descriptive one، and its population was all Hemodialysis patients in Ali Asghar Hospital. The participants in this study were 96 Hemodialysis patients. They were selected by a simple random sampling method. The survey tools included demographic questions، (SF-36) quality of life، life expectancy، (DASS) depression، stress، anxiety and spirituality questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data and for hypothesis testing the Pearson correlation and simultaneous regression analysis were used. There was a significant relationship between positive psychological variables (hope and spirituality) and psychopathology (depression، stress، anxiety) with quality of life in hemodialysis patients. In other words، participants with higher scores on (spirituality and hope) had a better quality of life، and those who higher score on DASS had a lower quality of life (p<0. 05). These finding indicated that: There was a significant relationship between quality of life and spirituality in hemodialysis patients (p<0. 05). There was a significant relationship between quality of life and hope in hemodialysis patients (p<0. 05). There was a significant relationship between quality of life and (stress، depression and anxiety) in hemodialysis patients (p<0. 001). These finding indicated that quality of life in Hemodialysis patients can be predicted by hope and (stress، depression، anxiety)