Objectives: Patients' and caregivers' physical and mental health may interact. The theory of dyadic illness management holds that patients and caregivers should be regarded as a whole in health management. Previous studies have found that hemodialysis patients and their family caregivers experience poor sleep quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to explore the influence of perceived stress, self-acceptance and social support on insomnia among hemodialysis patients in China.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Gansu, China, from May 2022 to July 2022. The Chinese Perceived Stress Scales (CPSS), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), Self-acceptance Questionnaire (SAQ), and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) were evaluated in 610 hemodialysis patients.
Aim: To understand the real experiences of self-management in haemodialysis patients with self-regulatory fatigue, and to explore the influencing factors and coping strategies for patients with decreased self-management.
Design: A qualitative study was carried out using the phenomenological analysis method.
Methods: From 5 January to 25 February, 2022, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 haemodialysis patients in Lanzhou, China.