THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP HOPE THERAPY ON HAPPINESS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

depression and happiness reduction occur in the dialysis patients because, their
lifestyle changes followed by disease and treatment. These patients quit the treatment process because
of severe renal disorder and death. Therefore, Hope for the future can be an acceptable incentive for
these patients. The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of group hope therapy on the
happiness in hemodialysis patients
Material & Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 46 dialysis patients from 2 educational hospitals
in Yazd city participated in the study. After random sampling, the hope therapy program was performed
for the intervention group in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Patients in the control group received routine
care. The data collection tool was the Oxford happiness questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi-squire
test, and t-test in SPSS software.
Results: About three-quarters of patients were married, and their education level was below high school.
At the beginning of the study, no significant difference was observed between the two groups (p>0.05)
in happiness. Happiness score after hope therapy in the intervention group increased from 55/05±12/72
to 66/28± 9/24 (p<0.05). After the intervention, happiness score was not significant in the positive mood
domain.
Conclusion: Hope therapy increase happiness in hemolyalisis patients in all fields except positive mode.
Therefore, these findings can be used in order to have better care planning. Creation of positive mood
in these patients requires a long-term intervention. Further studies of larger sample size are
recommended to confirm these findings