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Assessment of relationship between self‐care and fatigue and loneliness in haemodialysis patients

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  • Semiha Akin
  • Basak Mendi
  • Bihter Ozturk
  • Cigdem Cinper
  • Zehra Durna

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Aims and objectives To assess the level of fatigue, self‐care abilities and level of loneliness in Turkish haemodialysis patients and to determine the relationship between the level of fatigue, self‐care and loneliness. Background Dialysis patients experience difficulties such as deterioration in physical performance and self‐care abilities, fatigue and social isolation due to the disease and the treatment. Design This is a descriptive study and was conducted at two dialysis treatment centres. Methods The sample included 325 haemodialysis patients. Patients were selected via convenience sampling. Criteria for inclusion of patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment were those who volunteered to take part in the study, who were literate and who were over 18 years of age. Data were gathered using Patient Information Form, Visual Analog Fatigue Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Self‐Care Ability Scale. Results Haemodialysis patients reported high level of fatigue, low level of self‐care and moderate level of loneliness. The correlation values indicated that as the levels of loneliness and fatigue increased, the self‐care abilities decreased. The self‐care abilities of the female patients were worse. Patients over the age of 60 years, those with low education level or patients on a low income and those with other chronic diseases had higher levels of loneliness and fatigue, and lower level of self‐care. Conclusions In this study, the level of fatigue of haemodialysis patients was high, their self‐care ability was very low and their level of perceived loneliness was moderate. Furthermore, fatigue negatively affects patients' self‐care; the higher the patients' level of fatigue was, the lower their level of self‐care. Relevance to clinical practice In order for haemodialysis patients to manage their fatigue successfully, to improve their self‐care abilities and to decrease their levels of loneliness and social isolation, nurses should provide physical, social and emotional support.

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  • Semiha Akin & Basak Mendi & Bihter Ozturk & Cigdem Cinper & Zehra Durna, 2014. "Assessment of relationship between self‐care and fatigue and loneliness in haemodialysis patients," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 23(5-6), pages 856-864, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:23:y:2014:i:5-6:p:856-864
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12248
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