The Relationship between Resilience and Post Traumatic Growth in Patients on Hemodialysis

Treatment with hemodialysishas extensive and comprehensive effects on patients. The purpose of this study was to predict post-traumatic growth based on coping styles.

This was a descriptive- correlational study. To this purpose, among all patients referring to dialysis centers in karaj in 2018, 219 individuals were selectet by Convenient sampeling method and they answered to Coping Scale of Stress Situation (CSSS) and Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Data were analyzed using descriptive indexesand Multiple regression analysis by SPSS 25 software.

The results showed thatjust problem focus coping style (t = 5.97, p <0.001) has a significant role in predicting of post traumatic growth and emotional and avoiding style do not have a significant role in explaining post-traumatic growth. The standardized beta coefficient shows that the problem focus style 0/446 has contributed to the prediction of post-traumatic growth.

Patients who use problem focus coping style more control over stressful situations and with Higher probability achieve to post-traumatic growth.