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Objectives: This research was conducted to determine determine the pain and coping methods of hemodialysis patients during the covid-19 pandemic process . Methods: The research was conducted between April 2022 and August 2022. Data were collected from four dialysis centers in a city center. A total of 503 people receive hemodialysis treatment in the centers where the study was conducted. The sample consisted of 170 patients who volunteered to participate in the study and met the study criteria. The data of the study were collected using patient information form, and VAS Pain (Pain Level Measurement and Pain Coping Scale (PCS). Results: Accordingly, the VAS pain score experienced by the patients during the Covid 19 pandemic process is 7.64±0.97. The mean scores of the PCQ sub-dimensions; 27.1±8.96 in the self-coping sub-dimension; 19.86±4.83 in the helplessness sub-dimension; 9.77±5.24 in the sub-dimension of conscious cognitive interventions; It was found to be 18.84±4.22 in the sub-dimension of seeking medical help. In the case of VAS and PCQ total points averages, according to the pain characteristics of individuals, the severity of the pain, the pain type, the pain type the difference between the time and the scale point averages according to the methods of dealing with pain was statistically significant (p |
