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- Title
Sense of Coherence (SOC) in Patients on Hemodialysis.
- Authors
Minaka Nagata; Keiko Suzuki
- Abstract
Objectives: To clarify the actual status of SOC in patients on hemodialysis. Methods: We conducted a postal questionnaire survey of 800 patients undergoing hemodialysis, and the 424 valid responses retrieved (valid response rate: 53.0%) were used for this analysis. Results: The characteristics of the patients with high SOC were: higher age; affluent living standard; presence of hobbies; cooperative family members; presence of good relations with nurses and attending doctors; subjective perception of good health; high self-control. Conclusion: The results suggested that support is necessary for hemodialysis patients to improve their SOC through taste of success and high-quality life experiences.
- Publication
Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 3, p96
- ISSN
0287-5330
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5630/jans.32.3_96