Relationships between death depression, spiritual well-being, and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: structural equivalence modeling

Key Points

• This study aims to explore how death depression and spiritual well-being influence quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
• Structural equation modeling was used to analyze relationships between variables.
• The study involved hemodialysis patients measuring death depression, spiritual well-being, and quality of life.
• Statistical methods accounted for variances in scores from relevant scales.
• The death depression score explains 17.9% of variance in spiritual well-being scores.
• Death depression and spiritual well-being together predict 51.3% of quality of life scores.
• Findings support the need for holistic nursing approaches in patient care.