. Zahra Arjeini; . Sakineh Moghaddam Zeabadi; . Fariba Hashemi Hefzabad; . Saeed Shahsavari
Volume 10, Issue 7 , July 2020, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Posttraumatic growth following traumas such as chronic illnesses canoccur in some people. The psychological factors, such as cognitive emotion regulation (CER), ...
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Posttraumatic growth following traumas such as chronic illnesses canoccur in some people. The psychological factors, such as cognitive emotion regulation (CER), caninfluence its formation. CER is a type of coping strategy that helps to efficiently deal with trauma.Due to the importance of the topic and the lack of sufficient studies on posttraumatic growth andCER in hemodialysis patients, this study aims to investigate the relationship between posttraumaticgrowth and CER in hemodialysis patients.METHODS: This is a descriptive study performed on hemodialysis patients in Bou Ali and Velayathospitals in Qazvin. One hundred and sixty-two patients were selected by the convenience samplingmethod, and Garnefski Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (α =0.92) and TedeschiPosttraumatic Growth Questionnaire (α =0.96) were used. Data were analyzed using Pearsoncorrelation and ANOVA tests.RESULTS: The results showed that the majority of the hemodialysis patients experienced somedegree of posttraumatic growth. The participants achieved high scores in the domains of spiritualdevelopment and communication with others. Moreover, posttraumatic growth was positively andsignificantly correlated with CER (r = 0.67, P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Hemodialysis provides the basis for the positive mental reactions known asposttraumatic growth in hemodialysis patients. Nurses and other authorities can use this phenomenonto adapt to illness and care planning.
