Overview
Our research aims to examine the effect of the serenity therapy on symptoms distress, coping styles, and emotional regulation among geriatric patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study highlights the following question: what is the effect of the serenity therapy on symptoms distress, coping styles, and emotional regulation among geriatric patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Description
In order to conduct this study, a randomized controlled trial research design was followed. The selected sitting for this study was the hemodialysis unit of the National Medical Institute at Damanhur city, El-Behaira Governorate, Egypt. Geriatric patients who were recruited for this study, meet the following inclusion criteria; being sixty years or more, scheduled for two or three weekly hemodialysis sessions for a minimum of three months, and having previously undergone hemodialysis for at least six months.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being sixty years or more
- Scheduled for two or three weekly hemodialysis sessions for a minimum of three months
- Having previously undergone hemodialysis for at least six months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- having kidney transplant or peritoneal dialysis, hearing or vision disorders that could impede communication, previous participation in serenity therapy program, and getting psychiatric or psychosocial treatment