Spiritual Well-Being in Patients With Chronic Kidney Failure Who Underweng Hemodialysis in Post Pandemic COVID-19 Period

Abstract

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a global health issue, caused by significant changes in the structure or function of the kidney that also face spiritual issues. Spiritual well-being is an unparalleled force that coordinates people' physical, psychological, mental, and social characteristics, and it is used to assess the quality of life of patients suffering from chronic illnesses. This research aim to determine the spiritual well-being of chronic kidney failure patients undergoing hemodialysis during the post-pandemic Covid-19 period at Arifin Achmad Regional Hospital. Data collection was carried out in the Hemodialysis room, with a sample size of 19 people. Data analysis in this study used univariate data for demographic data and a description of the spiritual well-being of chronic kidney failure patients. The research results showed that the characteristics of respondents male 21 people (55.3%), aged 45-60 years were18 people (47.7%). The majority of respondents adhere to the Islamic religion, namely 30 respondents (78.9%). The ethnicity adopted by the majority of respondents is Malay, namely 13 respondents (34.2%). The average level of spiritual well-being of respondents is 8.7 with a standard deviation of 0.66. Based on the results of this research, it is hoped that families must have an important role in providing spiritual support to chronic kidney failure patients who are undergoing hemodialysis therapy so that they can increase hope and quality of life as well as improve the level of spiritual well-being in CKD patients.