Spiritual Well-being, Self-compassion, Physical Symptoms Distress and Demoralization Among HD Patients (HD)

Study of Spiritual Well-being, Self-compassion, Physical Symptoms Distress and Demoralization Among Hemodialysis Patients

To explore the correlations between spiritual well-being, self compassion, physical symptoms distress and demoralization among hemodialysis patients

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Hemodialysis
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: this is an observation study

Detailed Description

The aims of this study is to explore the associations between spiritual well-being, self-compassion, physical symptom distress and demoralization in hemodialysis patients.

A cross-sectional correlation design will be used. The investigators use convenient sample to recruit hemodialysis patients in a regional teaching hospital in the southern Taiwan. The research data is collected with a pact of self-administrated questionnaire including Chinese version of the Demoralization Scale , FACIT-Sp-12 Scale, Self-Compassion Scale, and Physical Symptom Distress Scale. SPSS statistical software will be used to data analysis. Analysis methods included descriptive and inferential statistics. Finally, multiple linear regression will be used to test the predictors of demoralization. The research results will offer health providers to identify symptoms related to demoralization earlier and provide appropriate care to patients to adapt the long treatment process and improve their quality of life.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 156

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Taiwan
  • Yunlin
    • Douliu, Yunlin, Taiwan, 640
      • NTUH Yunlin branch

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

patients with regular hemodialysis

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• hemodialysis patient who agrees to join this study.
• The participant is over 20 years old.
• The participant has a clear consciousness and can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese to answer the questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The hearing impaired cannot communicate.
• Intensive care unit or inpatients.
• Mental disorders or dementia such as depression, schizophrenia, and anxiety diagnosed by a physician.
• Those who are seriously unwell or have unstable vital signs.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The status of spiritual well-being among HD patients	Self-administrated questionnaire of The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale-12 was used to collect data. The score range is 0 to 48, and the higher score means higher spiritual well-being.	5 minutes
The status of Self-compassion among HD patients	Self-administrated questionnaire of The Self-Compassion Scale-Taiwanese was used to collect data. The score range is 26 to 130, and the higher score means higher level of self-compassion.	5 minutes
The status of Physical Symptoms Distress among HD patients	Self-administrated questionnaire of Physical Symptom Distress Scale was used to collect data. The score range is 0 to 64, and the higher score means higher level of physical symptoms distress.	7 minutes
The status of Demoralization among HD patients	Self-administrated questionnaire of Demoralization Scale Mandarin Version was used to collect data. The score range is 24 to 120, and the higher score means higher level of demoralization.	6 minutes
the correlations between spiritual well-being, self-compassion, physical symptoms distress and demoralization among HD patients	to explore the correlations between these research variables, and to explore the predictors of demoralization	7 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Investigators: Study Director: Ya-Chu Hsiao, EdD, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Clark-Cutaia, M. N., Rivera, E., Iroegbu, C., Arneson, G., Deng, R., & Anastasi, J. K. (2022). Exploring the evidence: symptom burden in chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 49(3), 227-255. Costanza, A., Vasileios, C., Ambrosetti, J., Shah, S., Amerio, A., Aguglia, A., Serafini, G., Piguet, V., Luthy, C., Cedraschi, C., Bondolfi, G., & Berardelli, I. (2022). Demoralization in suicide: A systematic review. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 157, 110788. Zessin, U., Dickhauser, O., & Garbade, S. (2015). The relationship between self-compassion and well-being: A meta-analysis. Applied psychology. Health and Well-Being, 7(3), 340-364. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12051 Zhang, Y., Xue, G., Chen, Y., An, K., & Chen, L. (2020). Factors related to spiritual health in Chinese haemodialysis patients: A multicentre cross-sectional study. Nursing Open, 7(5), 1536-1543.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): June 16, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 16, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 19, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): October 24, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 24, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 19, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 202212044RIND

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No