The Relationship Between Dialysis Symptoms and Psychiatric Symptoms in Individuals Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment

Abstract

Purpose: This study was carried out descriptively in order to determine the effect of hemodialysis symptoms on psychiatric symptoms in individuals with hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Material and Methods: The research was conducted with 104 patients who were scanned in the dialysis service of a public hospital. Personal Information Form, Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) were used for data acquisition. The data were analyzed via IBM SPSS 22 software. Results: Patients mean DSI score (63.086±22.65), BSI total score (57.115±27.67), BSI subscale scores Anxiety (10.903±7.84), Depression (19.452±9.86), Negative self (8.990±6.40), Somatization (10.144±5.44) was found as hostility (7.625±4.32). A positive and significant correlation was determined between the patients DSI score and BSI total score and their subscales Anxiety, Depression, Negative Self, Somatization and Hostility (p<0.05). Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that as the dialysis symptoms of individuals receiving HD treatment increased, their psychiatric symptoms increased. The nurse can contribute to the development of the patient's coping skills by evaluating the physiological and psychiatric symptoms of the disease and making plans accordingly.