Personality factors, self-efficacy and depression in chronic renal patients awaiting kidney transplant in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess personality, self-efficacy and depression factors in chronic renal patients awaiting kidney transplant. Patients (n = 65) were adults under hemodialysis treatment and on the kidney transplant list with average age of 49.11 years. Pearson correlation analysis showed positive associations between the factors Surgency (r=-.353, p <0.01), psychological (r=.627, p<0.01) and somatic (r=.673, p