Our research aims to examine the effect of the serenity therapy on symptoms distress, coping styles, and emotional regulation among geriatric patients undergoing hemodialysis. This study highlights the following question: what is the effect of the serenity therapy on symptoms distress, coping styles, and emotional regulation among geriatric patients undergoing hemodialysis.
In order to conduct this study, a randomized controlled trial research design was followed. The selected sitting for this study was the hemodialysis unit of the National Medical Institute at Damanhur city, El-Behaira Governorate, Egypt. Geriatric patients who were recruited for this study, meet the following inclusion criteria; being sixty years or more, scheduled for two or three weekly hemodialysis sessions for a minimum of three months, and having previously undergone hemodialysis for at least six months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Serenity Therapy is a holistic intervention that boosts psychological well-being and emotional balance through relaxation techniques, mindfulness, and guided imagery
Hemodialysis unit of the National Medical Institute
Damanhur, El-Behaira Governorate, Egypt., Egypt
RECRUITINGFaculty of Nursing, Alexandria university
Alexandria, Egypt
RECRUITINGHemodialysis Symptoms Distress-22 scale
The Hemodialysis Symptoms Distress scale-22 (HSD-22) is developed by Chen et al. (2021) to determine the symptom clusters that HD patients experience. It consists of 22 items that are classified into five subscales: sleep disturbance, musculoskeletal discomfort, cardiopulmonary distress, inadequate energy/vitality, and gastrointestinal distress.
Time frame: 3 months
Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory
A 28-item self-report inventory called the Brief COPE Scale was developed by Carver (1997) to assess the various coping mechanisms and responses that an individual may utilize during a stressful life situation including dangerous diseases.
Time frame: 3 months
The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire
It is a 10-item questionnaire used to assess participants' tendency to control their emotions using two subscales; cognitive reappraisal (6 items) and expressive suppression (4 items) (Gross\& John, 2003).
Time frame: 3 months
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