Social support predicted quality of life in people receiving haemodialysis treatment: A cross‐sectional survey

• DOI: 10.1002/nop2.533
• Publication Date: 2020-06-09T00:54:09Z
• Authors: Ali Alshraifeen; Sami Al‐Rawashdeh; Karimeh Alnuaimi; Fatmeh Alzoubi; Muath Tanash; Ala Ashour; Sajidah Al‐Hawamdih; Suhair Al‐Ghabeesh
• Keywords: Prenatal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs; Scale (ratio); RT1-120; Clinical psychology; Social Sciences; Nursing; Social psychology; Quantum mechanics; Social support; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Renal Dialysis; Health Sciences; Pathology; Humans; Psychology; end‐stage renal disease; Research Articles; Cross-sectional study; Jordan; Quality of life (healthcare); Physics; 1. No poverty; Social Support; Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis Treatment; social support; Impact of Mental Illness on Family Caregivers; 3. Good health; haemodialysis; FOS: Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; quality of life; Nephrology; Hemodialysis; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Quality of Life; Psychotherapist; Medicine; Gerontology

AbstractAimsTo examine levels of social support and quality of life (QOL) and to examine the association between social support and QOL in patients receiving haemodialysis (HD) treatment.DesignA cross‐sectional study.Methodsocial support and QOL were measured using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived social Support (MSPSS) and the World Health Organization QOL‐BREF questionnaires, respectively. A convenience sample of 195 patients receiving HD from different dialysis units across Jordan completed the questionnaires.ResultsRespondents scored highest on the social relationships domain of QOL (55.5 SD 21.4) compared with the lowest mean scores of the physical and environmental domains (48.6 SD 20.4; 46.2 SD 17.3, respectively). social support had a positive significant association with quality of life. Multiple linear regression identified age and social support as influencing factors, explaining 24.6% of the total variance in the social domain of quality of life.Understanding the relationship between social support and QOL in patients receiving HD may provide guidance to the healthcare providers, family members and social services about the importance of social support to this group of patients.