Analysis of self management situations and influence factors in maintenance hemodialysis patients between Uyghur and Han ethnic

Abstract

Objective To explore the self management situations and influence factors in maintenance hemodialysis patients between Uyghur and Han ethnic in Xinjiang area, to provide information for health education. Methods From March 2011 to October 2013, 124 patients in our department were selected, and analyzed with self management situations and influence factors after using questionnaire to investigation. Results Han ethnic in daily life management dimension and cognitive awareness management dimension scored higher than Uyghur ethnic patients(P<0.05). Uyghur patients in social psychology dimension scored higher than Han ethnic(P<0.05). In total score, Han ethnic were high than Uyghur ethnic(P<0.05). Influence factors of Han ethnic patients included education degree, age, type of medical insurance, anxiety status, and length of disease; influence factor for Uyghur patients were education degrees, type of medical insurance, family support effect, and length of disease. Conclusions We should strengthen health education of the low education, no medical coverage, short in disease term, and anxiety patients in Han ethnic, we should take more attention to family support rate are good, and short in disease term, in Uyghur ethnic, only do that we can achieve a goal to improve quality of life, and long term survival rate. Key words: Uyghur ethnic; Han ethnic; Hemodialysis; Self management; Education degree