Geriatric Patients
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Detailed 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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSernity intervention
Serenity Therapy is a holistic intervention that boosts psychological well-being and emotional balance through relaxation techniques, mindfulness, and guided imagery
Sponsors
Alexandria University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hemodialysis Symptoms Distress-22 scale | 3 months | The Hemodialysis Symptoms Distress scale-22 (HSD-22) is developed by Chen et al. (2021) to determine the symptom clusters that HD patients experience. It consists of 22 items that are classified into five subscales: sleep disturbance, musculoskeletal discomfort, cardiopulmonary distress, inadequate energy/vitality, and gastrointestinal distress. |
| Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory | 3 months | A 28-item self-report inventory called the Brief COPE Scale was developed by Carver (1997) to assess the various coping mechanisms and responses that an individual may utilize during a stressful life situation including dangerous diseases. |
| The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire | 3 months | It is a 10-item questionnaire used to assess participants' tendency to control their emotions using two subscales; cognitive reappraisal (6 items) and expressive suppression (4 items) (Gross& John, 2003). |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed