Abstract
Objectives: To clarify the actual status of SOC in patients on hemodialysis.
Methods: We conducted a postal questionnaire survey of 800 patients undergoing hemodialysis, and the 424 valid responses retrieved (valid response rate: 53.0%) were used for this analysis.
Results: The characteristics of the patients with high SOC were: higher age; affluent living standard; presence of hobbies; cooperative family members; presence of good relations with nurses and attending doctors; subjective perception of good health; high self-control.
Conclusion: The results suggested that support is necessary for hemodialysis patients to improve their SOC through taste of success and high-quality life experiences.
