Exploring the Meaning in Life and the Influencing Factors Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in Macau

Overview

Journal SAGE Open Nurs

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Nursing

Date 2022 Apr 18

PMID 35434306

Authors

Yuanyi Liu

Aimei Mao

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Abstract

Introduction: The meaning in life (ML) is a significant predictor of the physical and mental health of patients with chronic diseases, and its construct is culturally specific.As a group between normal people and the patients with advanced cancer, patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) who are undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are often outside of research focus on ML.

Objectives: This study was to investigate the status of ML of patients on HD in Macau of China and to analyze the influence of social-demographic characteristics and disease-related factors on their ML. The study findings would inform the development of evidence-based interventions in nursing care for this patient population.

Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional survey design. Eligible participants were recruited by convenient sampling from the largest HD center in Macau in January 2020. The participants' social-demographic and disease-related characteristics were collected, and their ML status was assessed by the Meaning in Life Scale for Hemodialysis Patients (MLSHP). SPSS 22.0 software was used to analyze the data.

Results: Questionnaires were distributed to 249 potential participants who were patients on HD, and 238 patients replied to the questionnaires effectively. The effective response rate was 95.58% (238/249). The average score of ML for the patients was 93.75 ± 10.00, which was 72% of the total score of 130 on the ML scale. Gender, religious belief, duration of dialysis treatment, and symptom-related distress had impacts on ML levels (< .05), with religious belief being a particularly strong predictor (<.001).

Conclusion: The level of ML for patients on HD in Macau is relatively high. Different demographic or disease-related factors impact participants' ML, supporting or contradicting previous studies. While the study findings are meaningful under the local cultural contexts, they have implications for nurses in other places to develop evidence-based interventions for patients on HD.

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