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Farnia F, Baghshahi N, Zarei H. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GROUP HOPE THERAPY ON HAPPINESS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2016; 14 (6) :543-550
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1- Assistant professor ,Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- MSc student in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran (Corresponding Author) ,shayesteh2009@yahoo.co.uk
3- Assistant Professor of Family Counseling, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2- MSc student in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran (Corresponding Author) ,
3- Assistant Professor of Family Counseling, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
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Background & Aims: depression and happiness reduction occur in the dialysis patients because, their lifestyle changes followed by disease and treatment. These patients quit the treatment process because of severe renal disorder and death. Therefore, Hope for the future can be an acceptable incentive for these patients. The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of group hope therapy on the happiness in hemodialysis patients
Material & Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 46 dialysis patients from 2 educational hospitals in Yazd city participated in the study. After random sampling, the hope therapy program was performed for the intervention group in 8 sessions of 90 minutes. Patients in the control group received routine care. The data collection tool was the Oxford happiness questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi-squire test, and t-test in SPSS software.
Results: About three-quarters of patients were married, and their education level was below high school. At the beginning of the study, no significant difference was observed between the two groups (p>0.05) in happiness. Happiness score after hope therapy in the intervention group increased from 55/05±12/72 to 66/28± 9/24 (p
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