Scientific Reports
Latent profile analysis of benefit finding in maintenance hemodialysis patients and its association with treatment adherence
Abstract Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients experience prominent negative emotions, and dialysis outcomes/prognosis rely heavily on treatment adherence. Few studies have explored the relationship between latent Benefit Finding (BF) categories and adherence. This study aims to identify BF’s latent characteristics in MHD patients and analyze their link to adherence for targeted interventions. From Oct. 2024 to Mar. 2025, 250 MHD patients were convenience-sampled from 2 tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou. Measuremen …