Social support is essential for patients with chronic diseases. Is it useful for quality of life promotion for hemodialyss patients?
If yes, How it can be used?
Dear Nader,
Social support means to be there for the significant other, to see the other's suffering. to listen, to confirm, to support the inner growth, to show love, to be empathetic, to help to find a meaning in the suffering ( my paper Miss B and Miss P soon e-published), to be prepared to discuss spiritual issues, to have the courage to discuss death anxiety and death as well as eternity depending on the patient's preference. For this only a warm heart and a clear mind is needed.
I think it can. Imaging study found that people with heightened interpersonal skills tended to report high level of perceived social support. This is important to both mental and physical health.
Che (2014). Synchronous activation within the default mode network correlates with perceived social support.
Thank you Béatrice and Che
In one of my articles, I studied hemodialysis patients' perceived social support in one of my articles in a qualitative study. But I search for social support role for quality of life promotion .
Regards,
Dear Nader,
According to our research women who got social support recovered better from psychological aftermath after hysterectomy
Dear Béatrice ,
I agree with you. Social support has a positive effect on everybody who get it. I think wife/husband has the most effective role in this condition.
Regards,
in these days we are trying to understand how the early palliative care can improve the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. We are reviewing the literature and then, with analysis of training needs, a training in nephrology, with evaluation of results. If you are interested in the results we can keep in touch.
Best regard
Dear Nader,
It has already proved and published that social support has a positive correlation with quality of life in many different types of patients. In my study I use social support data to correlate it with quality of life and other psicosocial aspects in patients that are undergoing hemodialysis. According to your specific question: promoting quality of life, I think nursing intervention would be very interesting as well as other multidisciplinar aspects that could do the specific intervention of promoting quality of life.
If you find more answers, I would be interested in knowing them. Hope we keep in touch.
Best regards
Dear Nader, don't overlook the role of peer support--that is, support from others with the same condition. Chronically ill people often feel very isolated and anxious as the burden of illness increases; sharing with others and listening to others' experiences can help to "normalize" the illness experience, offer valuable understanding of disease processes and management, and promote proactive patient behavior leading to better quality of life and symptom control. Not everyone will want peer support, of course, but for those who are receptive, a support group or "buddy" system, whether in person, by telephone, or online, can be a valuable lifeline. Even those who don't welcome a support group may feel supported by attending educational sessions where there are opportunities for questions, dialogue and socialization. This may be of benefit also to spouses and family members.
Dear Nader, will be very pleased to let you know the results of my investigation, which nevertheless still require time and I hope to spread with a publication. Best regards
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