The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of hope and the influencing factors on the hope in the hemodialysis patients.
The subjects of this study consisted 101 patients who had received hemodialysis in two hospitals affiliated with Catholic University from June to August, 2000.
The instruments used for the study were the Hope scale by Miller(1998) and Quality of life scale, Self esteem scale and Social support scale. Cronbach´s α of measurement tools used in the study were 0.93 for the hope, 0.96 for quality of life, 0.78 for self-esteem and 0.92 for the social support.
The data were analyzed by mean, t-test, ANOVA, Sche´ffe test, Pearson correlation coefficients and Stepwise multiple regression using the SAS program.
The results were as follows;
1. Out of a score of 164 the mean score of the hope was 107.3 16.7. The mean quality of life score was 102.5 out of 160. The scores concerning social support turned out to have a mean of 67.8 out of 100. The levels concerning self-esteem and self respect had a mean of 25.1 out of 40.
2. There was a positive relation between the quality of life and social support. Furthermore, the hope level was proportional to factors such as quality of life and social support.
3. Social support accounted for 32% of influential variable on the hope.
If transportation way to the hospital and quality of life were added, the total predictors explained 45%.
The results suggested that the hope levels of hemodialysis patients were influenced by their social support and quality of life. Therefore nurses are encouraged to elevate the levels of patients´ hope by using the social support and quality of life in caring the patients receiving hemodyalysis.
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