Abstract: 【Abstract】Objective To explore the effect of narrative nursing on self-perceived burden and negative emotion in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods A total of 82 MHD patients who met the diagnostic standards in the period from August to November 2020 were enrolled in this study. They were randomly divided into experimental group (41 cases) and control group (41 cases). The experimental group was given narrative nursing intervention (concern, understand, response, reflect) for 3 months in addition to the routine nursing, while the control group was given routine nursing only. Self-perceived burden, anxiety and depression were used to evaluate the intervention effect. Results After the intervention, the scores of selfperceived burden and negative emotion were lower than those before the intervention in the experimental group (t=2.837, P=0.003; t=6.230, P=0.002), and were also lower in the experimental group than in the control group (t=-1.892, P=0.039; t=12.339, P=0.002). Conclusion Narrative nursing intervention for MHD patients can reduce their self-perceived burden and negative emotion, thereby improving their mental health.

Key words: Narrative nursing, Maintenance hemodialysis, Self-perceived burden, Negative emotion