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Published in: BMC Nephrology 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Anxiety | Research

The moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resilience among dialysis patients

Authors: Zahra Shafiei Kisomi, Omid Taherkhani, Mina Mollaei, Hoda Esmaeily, Ghazaleh Shirkhanloo, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mohammad Amerzadeh

Published in: BMC Nephrology | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Background

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) who receive social support can cope with the challenges. Therefore, this study determined the moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resilience among dialysis patients in Qazvin City.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used a descriptive-analytical approach on 347 dialysis patients in Qazvin City. The data collection tools included several questionnaires. The convenience sampling method was employed. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22 and mplus software version 7.2, employing descriptive statistics, such as mean and standard deviation for continuous variables and using counts and percentages for categorical/nominal variables. Regression analysis and tests were used to examine the relationships between variables. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis was employed to determine direct and indirect relationships between independent and dependent variables.

Results

The prevalence of death anxiety was high (48.3%) among the patients. The mean resilience score was 62.59 ± 15.69, and the mean social support score was 52.23 ± 10.21. There was a significant association between resilience and social support (P < 0.001), as well as between resilience and death anxiety (P < 0.001). Furthermore, a significant relationship was observed between social support and death anxiety (p = 0.015). In the analysis of SEM, both the direct and indirect relationships between resilience and death anxiety were significant through the mediating variable of social support.

Conclusion

This study demonstrates that there is a relationship between death anxiety and resilience, and social support significantly moderates the relationship between death anxiety and resilience.
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Metadata
Title
The moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resilience among dialysis patients
Authors
Zahra Shafiei Kisomi
Omid Taherkhani
Mina Mollaei
Hoda Esmaeily
Ghazaleh Shirkhanloo
Zahra Hosseinkhani
Mohammad Amerzadeh
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Anxiety
Published in
BMC Nephrology / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2369
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03533-x

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