Stressors and coping in individuals with chronic kidney disease.
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure stressors of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), identify those stressors, and determine which coping strategies were used and effective. The participants reported fatigue, sleep problems, and peripheral neuropathy as the most frequently experienced stressors. Optimism as a coping style was most commonly used and was also the most effective. Stress was inversely associated with age and CKD stage, and positively associated with coping. Knowledge from this study can be used to further patient education and supportive interventions for patients with CKD.
Harwood
Lori
L
Adam Linton Hemodialysis Unit, the London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
Wilson
Barbara
B
Locking-Cusolito
Heather
H
Sontrop
Jessica
J
Spittal
Joan
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005221:Fatigue / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013315:Stress, Psychological