level of Stress, Anxiery, and Depression of

HOLY ANGEL TINWERSITY

HOLY AI{GEI UNTVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING

Second Trimester School Year zA12 - ²⁰¹³

Association of the Duration of Treatment to

level of Stress, Anxiery, and Depression of

Patients on Hemodialysis

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Presented to the Graduate School

Holy Angel University

In Partial ftlfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science in Nuring

Major in Adult Health N*iog

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CHONA O. GUIAO

HOLY ANGEL TINIVERSITY

Association of the Duration of Hemodialysis Treatment to Level of ^Stress, Anxiety, and

Depression of Patients on Hemodialysis

Chona O. Guiao

This study aimed to

quantifi

the claims of previous studies regarding the positive relationship of the duration of time of hemodialysis (HD) treatment to psychological disturbances such as stress, anxiety, and depression. The relationships among the duration of HD treatment and level of stress, anxiety, and depression were

explored.Methodological design also guided this study.

A

purposivesample of 100 parients undergoing hemodialysis from four hemodialysis centers

in

Pampanga accomplished the

2l-item

Depression

Anxiety

Stress Scale (DASS). Results showed that srress, anxiety, and depression were

highly

correlated

with

the duration of hemodialysis. Regardless of the duration, the patient on maintenance hemodialysis is

still

experiencing certain degrees

of

stress, anxiety and depression. Therefore, management plan for possible psychotherapy

or

counseling of patients who are undergoing HD treatment should take these issues to consideration.

KEYWORDS: hemodialysis, stress, anxiety, depression, nursing