Benefit finding in individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Shanghai: a latent profile analysis

Jie Yang; Yong-Qi Li; Yan-Lin Gong; Hong-Li Yan; Jing Chen; Ling-Ling Liu; Jing Wu; Jing Chu

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1292175

Benefit finding in individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis in Shanghai: a latent profile analysis

Front Psychol. 2024 Mar 4:15:1292175. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1292175. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Jie Yang^#¹, Yong-Qi Li^#¹, Yan-Lin Gong^#¹, Hong-Li Yan², Jing Chen³, Ling-Ling Liu³, Jing Wu¹, Jing Chu¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China.
² School of Health Services Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
³ Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Chang Zheng Hospital, Shanghai, China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Objective: This multi-center cross-sectional study aimed to delineate latent profiles of benefit finding (BF) in individuals undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) in Shanghai and examine associations between these BF profiles, social support, and coping style.

Methods: A total of 384 individuals undergoing MHD (mean age = 57.90, SD = 13.36) were assessed using the Benefit Finding Scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and Perceived Social Support Scale. Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified distinct BF categories. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) evaluated the correlation between BF groups and demographic variables, while the relationship between BF, social support, and coping style was tested through correlation and multiple regression analyses.

Results: LPA identified three BF groups: rich BF (54.17%), moderate BF (41.14%), and poor BF (4.69%). Regression analyses indicated that positive coping and social support are protective factors for BF. Additionally, older age and heightened understanding of MHD correlated with higher BF levels.

Conclusion: The findings highlighted the importance of recognizing different BF profiles in individuals on MHD and working toward promoting BF levels in the rich BF and moderate BF groups, while helping the poor BF group to identify and address their challenges. Medical professionals should consider interventions tailored to individual psychological profiles to improve mental health and quality of life outcomes in this population.

Keywords: benefit finding; coping style; latent profile analysis; maintenance hemodialysis; social support.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by Military Health Special Research Project [grant number 22BJZ09], Basic medical research project of Naval Medical University [grant number 2021MS02] and School of Nursing PI team project [grant number 22KYP02].