the effectiveness of training based on bandura’s self-efficacy theory on hemodialysis patients’ resilience during the covid-19 outbreak: a quasi-experimental study

Background and aims: the covid-19 outbreak has caused many psychological problems among different groups of society, particularly hemodialysis patients. there is little data on the benefits of resilience as a protective factor for adaptation to specific and threatening situations in such patients. hence, this study aimed to examine the effects of training based on bandura’s self-efficacy theory on the resilience of hemodialysis patients in the southeast of iran in 2020 during the covid-19 outbreak. methods: this quasi-experimental study was conducted on 140 hemodialysis patients in southeast iran. the participants were selected by convenient sampling and randomly assigned to control (n = 70) and experimental (n = 70) groups. educational content was provided over ten sessions of face-to-face 20-30 minutes to the experimental group, and the control group received routine training. data were collected via the connor-davidson resilience scale and analyzed by spss version 16 using descriptive and inferential statistics. results: the mean resilience scores in the experimental and control groups before the intervention were 51.94 ± 11.11 and 53.79 ± 16.04, and after the intervention, 53.27 ± 10.39 and 73.86 ± 13.16, respectively. there was a significant difference between the two groups after the intervention (p < 0.05). conclusion: the findings denote the self-efficacy training program based on bandura’s theory improved resilience in the patients undergoing hemodialysis during the covid-19 outbreak. hence, nursing planners and policymakers are recommended to develop some measures for facilitating self-efficacy training programs for hemodialysis patients.