The status of social support of peritoneal dialysis patients and correlation factors analysis
- Author:
Yinhong JIN
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- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Peritoneal dialysis; Social support
- From: Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 2020;41(2):188-191
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective: To observe the status of social support and its related factors in peritoneal dialysis (PD) so as to find an access to improvement. Methods: We included 488 stable peritoneal dialysis patients in this study. Their social support status was evaluated by Xiao's Social Support Scale. Hamilton Depression Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Scale were used for exploring depression and anxiety status, respectively. Results: Subjective social support in patients with spouse was higher than those without spouse (P<0.05). Subjective social support was negatively related to age (r=-0.334, P<0.01). Objective social support was positively correlated with economic condition (r=0.352, P<0.01). The objective social support scores, subjective social support scores and total social support scores in patients without government imbursement were significantly lower than in patients with medical insurance and rural cooperative medical insurance, while there was no statistical difference in social support between patients with medical insurance and those with rural cooperative medical insurance. Pearson correlation analysis showed that depression was negatively associated with utilization rate of social support (r=-0.255, P<0.01), while anxiety status was negatively correlated with objective social support (r=-0.295, P<0.01). Conclusion: Marriage status, age, economic condition and the way of payment were factors affecting social support. Depression and anxiety status were significantly associated with poor social support. When anxiety was more serious, objective social support was lower while when depression was more serious, social support utilization was lower. Individualized intervention should be provided to different patients.
