- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- Psychonephrology: a descriptive analysis of the biopsychosocial factors that influence patient adjustment to chronic hemodialysis, 1989
- Creator:
- Johnson, Doris J.
- Date of Original:
- 1989-06-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The overall objective of this study is to describe the adjustment patterns of hemodialysis patients and the role of support systems in influencing the outcome of End Stage Renal Disease. To attain this objective, the following areas on hemodialysis were addressed by the researcher: (1) psychological control, (2) positive interpersonal behavior, (3) independence, (4) understanding of medical regimen, (5) acceptance of treatment restrictions, (6) compliance to medical regimen, (7) compliance with dietary regimen, and (8) active involvement in treatment. A discussion on social support satisfaction in the areas of family/significant other relations, financial resources, and community service networks will also be presented. Two descriptive research designs were used in the study. Each of five nurses independently evaluated 25 patients using the Patient Adjustment to Dialysis Checklist (PADC) at an outpatient dialysis facility in the Macon area. The social worker evaluated the same 25 patients using the Social Support Satisfaction Checklist (SSSC). A population of males and females were provided dialysis services by the facility three times a week. This study was an attempt to describe some of the characteristics of hemodialysis patients' adaption to treatment and to discuss interventions which might help to enhance a more stable psychosocial adjustment.
Degree type: thesis
Degree name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting institution: Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work
Advisor: Fields-Ford, Anne - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_johnson_doris_j
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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