Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between psychological resilience and social support in hemodialysis patients in Turkey.Methods: This descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional, and correlational study was conducted with 100 patients who underwent hemodialysis treatment at a university hospital between September and December 2016. In the study, a questionnaire form including sociodemographic data as well as data regarding the disease, the Resilience Scale for Adults RSA and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support MSPSS were used. For statistical evaluation, the Mann-Whitney U-test, the independent t-test, the Kruskal-Wallis test, and the Pearson’s correlation analysis were used for statistical evaluation.Results: A very strong and significant relationship was found between the multidimensional perceived social support scale and the resilience mean scores r=0.78, p
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | March 1, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 3 Issue: 1 |