Trial reportBMC psychology2023
The effect of positive thinking training on hope and adherence to treatment in hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Hope as a Therapeutic Resource: Systematic Evidence of its Impact on Mental, Physical, and Spiritual Health.Journal of religion and health · 2026Pooled it
- Enhancing treatment adherence in dialysis patients through digital health interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Renal failure · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of a Life Hope Program on Self-Care Ability and Hope Levels in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Trial
- Stress management through cognitive reconstruction and positive thinking in women with recurrent failed In Vitro Fertilization: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Latent profile analysis of medication adherence in lower extremity deep venous thrombosis-cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effect of a Spiritual Care Program on Treatment Adherence and Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial.Health science reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between flourishing, social support, and regulatory emotional self-efficacy in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a network analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Effect of a positive thinking skills training program on psychological adjustment among psychiatric patients' caregivers.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between caring ability and communication competence among nursing staff in Chinese tertiary hospitals: A cross-sectional and analytical study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Patient health engagement as a moderator between perceived stress and treatment adherence among kidney failure patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the Greek simplified medication adherence questionnaire among Iranian hemodialysis patients.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Sarcopenia in maintenance hemodialysis patients in Northeastern China.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between health-related hope and distress from restrictions in chronic kidney disease and dialysis.BMC nephrology · 2024Observational
- Investigation of Social Constraints, Psychosocial Adjustment and Optimism among Dialysis Patients.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- The relationship between fatigue, pruritus, and thirst distress with quality of life among patients receiving hemodialysis: a mediator model to test concept of treatment adherence.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Living with Multimorbidity through Time: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Longitudinal Evidence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Effect of Hope Therapy on the Management of Hemodialysis Outcomes: A Review Article.Cureus · 2024Review
- Discrimination Predicts Suboptimal Adherence to CPAP Treatment and Mediates Black-White Differences in Use.Chest · 2024Article
- Structural Equation Modelling to Identify Psychometric Determinants of Medication Adherence in a Survey of Kidney Dialysis Patients.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- A positive psychotherapy group intervention to increase distress tolerance and reduce feelings of entrapment in patients with multiple sclerosis.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients undergoing hemodialysis are exposed to psychological problems, such as despair, which in turn can be a trigger for them to abandon the treatment process. This study aimed to determine the effect of positive thinking training on hope and adherence to treatment in hemodialysis patients.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial was performed on 80 hemodialysis patients referred to two hemodialysis centers in Shiraz, Iran. They were randomly divided into an intervention and a control group. Eight sessions of positive thinking skills training carried out individually on the patients' bedsides. The primary and secondary outcomes were hope and adherence to treatment, respectively. The data were collected using Snyder Hope Questionnaire, End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire, laboratory tests, and weight measurements. Data were analyzed by Chi-square and Paired and Independent T-test using SPSS software version 18.
resultsAfter the intervention, the mean score of hope was significantly higher in the intervention group (42.1 ± 6.1) than in the control group (38.7 ± 6.5) (p = 0.024). Moreover, after the intervention, the mean score of adherence to treatment was significantly higher in the intervention group (1070.2 ± 80.1) compared to the control group (1018.4 ± 105.3) (p = 0.019). In addition, blood urea nitrogen, phosphate and inter-dialytic weight gain were lower in the intervention group compared to the control group after the intervention.
conclusionsThe findings showed that positive thinking interventions could lead to improvement in hope and adherence to treatment in hemodialysis patients. Positive thinking training could be used in caring of hemodialysis patients to improve their hope and adherence to treatment. Trial registration RCT Registry: Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials; RCT registration number: IRCT20180915041044N1; Registration date: 19/12/2018.
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