The hemodialysis process can lead to positive psychological changes in patients as they cope with physical and psychosocial stress factors. Understanding post-traumatic growth and factors that may be associated is essential to increasing the likelihood of achieving positive changes in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between post-traumatic growth and self-compassion levels in hemodialysis patients. The study was conducted with 83 hemodialysis patients. Data were collected using “Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Form,” “Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory,” “Self-Compassion Scale.” Post-traumatic growth levels of hemodialysis patients were found to be moderate. The self-compassion levels of hemodialysis patients were found to be high. A statistically significant difference was found between gender, educational status, economic status, and self-compassion mean scores (p < .05). However, no statistically significant correlation was found between post-traumatic growth and self-compassion (p > .05). Further research is needed to explore the potential correlation between self-compassion and post-traumatic growth in hemodialysis patients.
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