Study of relationship among sense of meaning of life, experiential avoidance and self consistency in patients under hemodialysis based on theory of logotherapie

Abstract

Objective Analysis the relationship between influencing factors and self consistency among patients under maintenance hemodialysis. Methods A total of 146 patients under maintenance hemodialysis were investigated , Research tools include: the self-designed basic information questionnaire, Self Consistency and Congruence Scale, The Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Acceptance Action Questionnaire. One-way anova, correlation analysis,multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the relationship between influencing factors and self consistency. Results The average score of self consistency and congruence was (94.34±16.13). The score of self-stereotype dimension was (21.22±5.16), higher than that of norm of college students (t=5.132, P<0.01). While there was no difference in the other 2 dimensions of self consistency. The predictors of self consistency and congruence included Duration of dialysis, education level, sense of meaning of life, and experiential avoidance of patients,and these explained 55.40% of the total variance. Conclusions Promoting sense of meaning of life and lower experiential avoidance may help to improve self consistency and congruence for patients under maintenance hemodialysis. Key words: Maintenance hemodialysis; Self consistency and congruence; Sense of meaning of life; Experiential avoidance