Self-Efficacy Of Hemodialysis Patients In Makassar

Abstract

Background: Self-efficacy is a person's self-confidence in undergoing and facing the problems faced, including patients who are undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Physical changes in hemodialysis patients have an impact on psychological response disorders, especially self-efficacy which can affect the quality of life of hemodialysis patients (Mousa, I. et all 2018). Objective: to determine the description of self-efficacy of hemodialysis patients in Makassar City. Methods: The design used in this study is quantitative through descriptive methods. The instrument used is the chronic kidney disease self-efficacy (CKD-SE) instrument: development and psycometric evaluation that has been modified. The sample in this study amounted to 53 respondents. Results: showed that respondents who were undergoing HD in Makassar city had the most in the range of 46 to 68 years with the youngest age of 26 years and the oldest age of 72 years. Most respondents are female (54.7%) with married marital status (88.7%) and routinely undergo HD twice a week (60.4%). The description of high self-efficacy criteria amounted to (56.6%) and low criteria amounted to (43.4%) with a mean value of 78.08 ± 10.648. Conclusion and suggestion: The picture of self-efficacy of patients undergoing HD who have low problem-solving factors needs to be supported by providing education and knowledge in undergoing good hemodialysis so that it can maintain optimal quality of life during hemodialysis. Providing education and knowledge can be done by nurses or the involvement of patients who have more experience with high self-efficacy so that through further research this can be done.