Psychosocial Disturbance of Hemodialysis Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection at Southern Provinces in Iraq

Abstract

Psychosocial issues are an understudied yet important concern in the overall health of hemodialysis (HD)
patients. Stress is a concomitant of chronic illness and its treatment, and may have meaningful influences on
psychological and medical outcomes.
A descriptive study was carried out to determine Psychosocial Disturbance among hemodialysis patients
with chronic hepatitis virus infection .A non-probability of (60) hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis
B and C virus. Reliability of the questionnaire form was determined through a pilot study while the content
validity of the questionnaire was determined through a panel of experts. And then the Data were collected
through the use of the observational tool (questionnaire), which was analyzed through the use of three
statistical approaches. They are descriptive statistical analysis (frequencies, percentage, S.D, range of scores,
mean of scores and relative sufficiency; inferential statistical analysis (correlation coefficient and chi- square
test); and analysis of variance (ANOVA) . The study indicates that the Psychosocial domain has the effect
due to hemodialysis with chronic viral hepatitis . The study indicated that the negative correlation between
the socio-demographic and Psychosocial, except income, socioeconomic status at the social is relations/
support domain. On the basis of the results of the study, the researcher recommends to sharing the health
cover given and family members to provide psychological support for hemodialysis patients with chronic
viral hepatitis accept their condition that maintain peaceful live.