Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) draws heavily on patients’ daily functioning. The disease, treatment and associated demands have a great impact on physical and emotional wellbeing and interfere with patients’ social roles. Patients with CKD who are being prepared for, or receive renal replacement therapy often experience difficulties in participating in various domains of life, such as paid work, sports and other social and
Leisure activities. This study aimed to assess and identify the psychosocial health profile among patients with chronic renal failure and shed light social support available for them. The study was carried out at the hemodialysis unit at Assiut university hospital. The hospital is serving Assiut city and Upper Egypt governorates. The study sample comprised All patients attending to the dialysis unit and who are agree to participate in the study within a period of 6 months from October 2013 to April 2014. The study subjects mounted about 334 cases but 44 cases was dropped from the study due to die and refuse to complete the study, the actual amount of the study about 290 cases. Four tools were used for data collection: namely: Sociodemographic Data Structured Interview schedules:, Social readjustment rating scale by (Holmes and Rahe), Beck depression inventory scale by Beck, and Social Support scale by Zimet and Farley .The main results yielded by the study proved that males more than female (54.8%). Regarding their marital status, more
Than half of the studied sample was married (61.0%), concerning the level of stress, the majority of patients (84.8%) had moderate level of stress, regarding to the social readjustment level (70.3%) of them had highly exposed to stress than others. The majority of patients had moderate depression (42.3%). (69.3%) of patients had high social support mainly their families (59.3%).The study recommended psychological counseling and psychotherapy may be necessary and assisting the patients and their families to cope with the changes brought about by renal failure and its treatment.