Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of medical coping style and its correlation with perceived social support in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods By convenient sampling, a total of 100 patients who underwent MHD in our hospital from July to June in 2017 were followed up for Medial Coping
Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ) and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS). Results Avoidance was the main coping style in MHD patients (36 case, 36%). The score of face dimension was lower than norm (t=-2.780, P=0.007), and the scores of avoidance and yield dimension were higher than norm (t=7.208 and 6.486 respectively, P＜0.001). The yield dimension was negatively correlated with the total scores and dimensions of perceived social support (r=-0.322, -0.318, -0.256 and -0.260; P=0.001, 0.001, 0.010 and 0.009), and the face dimension was positively correlated with other support dimensions (r=0.249, P=0.013). Conclusion This study suggests that the family and social support system for MHD patients should be improved to reduce their yield responses and improve their health conditions.

Key words: Maintenance Heamodialysis, Coping Style, Perceived Social Support