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Self-evaluation in dialysis patients.

Kamilla Bargiel-Matusiewicz¹, A Sobota, A Wilczynska

¹Faculty of Psychology, Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland. k.matusiewicz@op.pl.

European Journal of Medical Research

|December 15, 2010

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Dialysis patients report lower physical and task self-esteem compared to the general population. Age also impacts self-esteem levels in patients undergoing dialysis.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Nephrology
Health Psychology

Background:

Self-esteem significantly impacts psychoemotional status and treatment adherence in dialysis patients.
Understanding self-esteem variations is crucial for improving patient outcomes and somatic condition.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the psychoemotional status of dialysis patients through self-reported self-esteem.
To compare self-esteem levels between dialysis patients and the general population.

Main Methods:

A randomized controlled trial involving 102 end-stage renal disease patients and 102 general population controls.
Utilized a Self-Esteem Inventory for data collection.

Main Results:

Dialysis patients scored significantly lower in Physical Self-Esteem and Acting/Task Self-Esteem compared to controls.
No significant differences were found in Social Self-Esteem and Emotional Self-Esteem.
Younger dialysis patients (under 50) reported higher self-esteem in sociability, humor, memory, and acceptance.

Conclusions:

Significant differences exist in self-reported self-esteem between dialysis patients and the general population.
Patient age is a contributing factor to self-esteem levels in dialysis patients.