The correlation between family support and psychological well-being in patients with end-stage renal disease

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the correlation between family support and the psychological well-being of patients with end-stage renal disease. This study was designed as a cross-sectional observation analytic study. The samples were collected based on a purposive random sampling technique. The study instrument was a questionnaire about family support and Ryff psychological well-being. The data were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation test. A total of 26 patients (93%) had good family support with various emotional support. The majority of patients (20 patients, 71%) had positive relationships with others. The correlation between family support and psychological well-being was moderate (p = 0.020, r = 0.439), the family’s involvement and attention to the end-stage renal disease patients increased the patients’ psychological well-being. However, there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between gender in the family support and the psychological well-being of end-stage renal disease patients or hemodialysis patients.