ASSESSMENT OF THE STRESSORS AND COPING MECHANISM IN END STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS UNDER HEMODIALYSIS IN KHOY CITY 2011

End stage renal diseases patients under hemodialysis have many stressors that
causes changes in their life style which demans the new coping mechanisms. The aim of this study
was to determine the frequency of stressors and coping mechanisms in end stage renal diseases
patients under hemodialysis.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive- correlational study, 69 ESRD patients under hemodialysis
were included randomly in the study in Khoy city. Data gathering instruments were "hemodialysis
patients questionnaire" and "Chaluvik coping questionnaire". Data were analyzed using descriptive
and inferential statistics by SPSS V16.
Result: According to the findings, defect in ADL, bearing the disease expenditure, fatigue ,pain
feeling, dependency to hemodialysis machine and food and fruit restricted diet have the highest mean
scores. The majority of subjects stated that relying on God, taking support from their family and
friends were effective in their coping mechanisms. We found significant relations among job,
antecedent diseases, income rate, and stressors mean scores .
Conclusion: In this study, patients under hemodialysis used suitable coping strategies according to
the type of stressors as well as individual differences. It could be a proper caring guidline for nursing
staff