بررسی وضعیت اضطراب بیماران همودیالیزی و برخی عوامل مرتبط با آن در شهرستان بیرجند سال 1393

Background and Aim: anxiety is one of the most common and important psychological disorder among End-Stage Renal Failure especially those who are undergoing hemodialysis, that can have a negative impact on quality of life and treatment acceptance. Anxiety increases morbidity and mortality .the aim of this research is to determine the in hemodialysis patients. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive, analytic cross-sectional study, all hemodialysis patients who referred to&nbsp; hemodialys unit of Valiasr&nbsp; Hospitals were evaluated in 1393 . that was done on 67 patients . Data were collected through two questionnaires including demographic information and Shpilberger questionair. The data were analyzed by SPSS 16 soft ware. (p<0.05) Results: mean of state anxiety score was 50.8&plusmn;803 , mean of trait anxiety score was 53.4&plusmn;11.8 and mean of total anxiety score was 104.2&plusmn;18.9 . More than %50 of the patients had high levels of anxiety. &nbsp;there was not significant relationship between anxiety with age, sex, level of education ,job ,marital status ,residence , number of dialysis per week , duration of dialysis treatment , and there was significant relationship between anxiety with&nbsp; life satisfaction and the spiritual and relationships . Conclusion:. Regarding the high&hellip;&hellip; anxiety in our studied population, further studies are recommended to determine the proper methods for early diagnosis and screening of anxiety among hemodialysis patients. In addition, patients need to be educated about the methods of prevention and controlling these disorders