Patients undergoing hemodialysis who participated in an 8-week peer support group had significantly higher self-transcendence scores and better physical health status compared to a control group. A direct relationship was found between self-transcendence and improved physical function. Promoting self-transcendence may enhance physical health and quality of life for dialysis patients.
Attending counterpart group sessions over eight weeks improved self-transcendence in patients undergoing haemodialysis. The clinical trial randomly assigned 55 patients to an intervention or control group. The intervention group attended two-hour counterpart group sessions for eight weeks, with topics based on patients' needs and interests. Self-transcendence scores, measured by Reed's Self-Transcendence Scale, increased significantly more in the intervention group than in the control group. Both groups also showed significant increases from baseline. The results suggest that counterpart groups can help patients organize disease-related challenges and improve well-being.