Relationship of Spiritual Caring with Quality of Live for Hemodialysis Patients: A Literature Review

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The frequency of hemodialysis therapy routinely affected change in the functional state of the body. Support is one of the factors that can affect life quality. One of the supports can come from nurses through a spiritual caring attitude. AIM: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between spiritual caring and the life quality of patients who were undergoing hemodialysis. METHOD: A literature review was obtained from PubMed and Google Scholar databases (2015–2020) with the keywords Spiritual Care AND Life quality AND Patients with Hemodialysis. RESULTS: Based on nine journals that have been reviewed, spiritual caring behavior that was applied in the form of intervention or spiritual therapy had been proven to have a positive impact on the life quality of patients undergoing hemodialysis. Spiritual interventions in the form of spiritual counseling, deep breathing relaxation exercises based on spiritual elements, and therapy combined with elements of prayer and dhikr were able to give the spirit of the patient in dealing with the illness. Overall, spiritual intervention affected the life quality with p = 0.000–0.032 (α = 0.05), increasing the life quality in physical, psychological, and social and environmental relations. CONCLUSION: The results show a relationship of spiritual caring with the life quality of patients undergoing hemodialysis.