The Study of Hope and Self-Efficacy in Hemodialysis Patients

Loss of life meaning, hopelessness and pessimism, can be the cause of many problems dialysis patients facing.

Considering the importance of self-efficacy role in self-care, this study aimed to investigate the hope and self-efficacy of hemodialysis patients.

The present study is a descriptive-analytical study performed on 100 patients. Demographic questionnaires, Snyder Hope Questionnaire and Sherer Self-efficacy Questionnaire were used in this study. After data collection, the data were analyzed by SPSS 23. Significance was considered 0.05

In this study, 52 males and 48 females were included. The mean and standard deviation of age were 51 and 9.51, respectively; 17% of them were single and 81% were married and 2% were widowed. The results showed that the mean score and standard deviation of hope for patients were 37.84 and 0.73, and of self-efficacy were 50.76 and 2.76, respectively. Given that the low score on the Snyder Hope tool indicates lower hope, of the score of hope in = hemodialysis patients was considered low and the self-efficacy score was moderate. There was a significant relationship between self-efficacy and patientschr('39') hope, ie, self-efficacy increases as hope increases (P= 0.00).

Based on results of this study, patients undergoing hemodialysis have a low mean score of self-efficacy and low hope, so the researchers propose strategies for accurate and holistic evaluation of these patients by nurses.