A Survey on Relationships between Mental Health RelatedFactors (Stress, Depression, Anxiety) and Marital Satisfactionin Hemodialysis Patients

Background and aims: the aim of the present study was to find the relationships between mental health component(depression, anxiety and stress) with marital satisfaction in hemodialysis patients.methods: 43 patients were recruited from the hemodialysis unit aged from 22 to 83. all the participants wererequested to fill in the depression, anxiety, and stress scale (dass) and enrich inventory as well as a demographicform.results: results revealed that the majority of patients suffered from depression, anxiety and stress. patientswith severe to clinically symptoms of depression showed more marital conflicts including personality issues,communication, leisure activities, sexual relations, children and parenting, and total scores of enrich. however,for anxiety and stress marital conflicts were found for children and parenting and sexual relation subscales.conclusions: this study showed that depression had the most significant influence on marital conflicts thananxiety and stress which should be considered in psychological support program for hemodialysis patients.