Self-Efficacy and Quality of Life Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Abstract

Hemodialysis is routinely administered to patients with end-stage renal failure, typically 2 to 3 times a week, to support their survival. Nevertheless, this regular treatment can lead to various physical, psychological, and socio-economic challenges for patients, which undoubtedly influence their quality of life. Additionally, self-efficacy is thought to play a role in affecting the quality of life of these patients. The aim of the research was to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and quality of life in chronic kidney failure patients. The research method is descriptive correlation with a cross-sectional approach and using a purposive sampling method on 50 respondents at Prof Dr. R. D Kandou Hospital Manado. The data collection process uses questionnaire Self-efficacy and questionnaire Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short form (KDQOL SF) and analyzed the data using SPSS version 23.0 with the Pearson correlation. Finding of the study the description of the self-efficacy patients with chronic renal failure there are 33 (66%) respondents in the high category, 15 (30%) respondents in the moderate category, 1 (2%) respondent in the low category, 1 (2%) respondent in the very high category, and no patients in the very low category, For Quality of life 26 (52%) were in the sufficient category, 20 (40%) were in the poor category, and 4 (8%) were in the good category, and there is a relationship between self-efficacy and quality of life with p value 0,00 with medium strength of relationship and the direction of the relationship being positive, namely the higher the self-efficacy, the higher quality of life. Study provides clear information about the importance of self-efficacy for patients undergoing hemodialysis therefore, health workers must collaborate with patients and families to increate the patients’ self-efficacy so that their quality of life improves