Psychoanalysis and Nursing Measure of Patients under Chronic Hemodialysis

Objective To investigate the relationship between duration of hemodialysis, whether or not doing work and psychological state, psychoanalysis of patients in different periods of hemodialysis was taken. Method Psychological state was tested by SCL-90 measuring scale in sixty-three patients according to their duration of hemodialysis and whether or not doing work. Results Somatization symptoms, anxiety, depression and phobia were the major psychological problems in chronic hemodialysis patients. The patients had the most severe symptoms at 6 months and 1 year of hemodialysis. The patients who worked had better mental state than those who didn't work. Conclusion Somatization symptoms, anxiety, depression and phobia were the major psychological problems in chronic hemodialysis patients, mostly during early period of hemodialysis. Effective nursing measures should be taken based on different patients to improve hemodialysis quality and life quality.