title: Self-care self-efficacy, depression, and quality of life among patients receiving hemodialysis in Taiwan.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine relationships among self-care self-efficacy, depression, and quality of life in 160 patients receiving hemodialysis. The study is a descriptive, correlational design. Measures include Strategies Used by People to Promote Health, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Quality of Life Index. Results indicate that self-care self-efficacy and depression are the significant predictors of quality of life after controlling for the effect of age. Self-care self-efficacy explains 47.5% of the variance (beta=0.52, p<0.001) and depression (beta=-0.29, p<0.001) explains an additional 5.5% of variance in quality of life. The study provides important information for health care providers as they design interventions for patients receiving hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Nursing, National Taipei College of Nursing, 365 Ming Te Road, Pei-Tou, Taipei, Taiwan. sltsay@ntcn.edu.tw
authors.forename: Shiow-Luan
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Tsay
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Healstead
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013624:Taiwan