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Illness perception and insomnia among patients with maintenance hemodialysis: a moderated mediation model of fear of progression and self-compassion.

Key takeaways

Researchers surveyed 332 people on regular hemodialysis in Chongqing, China, between January and May 2025. About 56 percent of them had insomnia. People who saw their illness as more threatening tended to sleep worse, and fear that the disease would get worse appeared to sit between those two things, while self-kindness seemed to soften the link. This was a one-time survey, so it shows a link, not proof that changing how you think about your illness will fix your sleep.

Who did this work

Huang Y (Outpatient Department, Yunnan Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Kunming, China.) · Chen M (Department of Clinical Nutrition, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.) · Zhong S (Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University (The Fifth People's Hospital of Chongqing), Chongqing, China.) · Liu Y (Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University (The Fifth People's Hospital of Chongqing), Chongqing, China.) · Xu R (Intensive Care Unit, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.) · Li Y (Outpatient Department, Yunnan Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Kunming, China.) · Li K (Outpatient Department, Yunnan Provincial Corps Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Kunming, China.) · Wei Y (Chongqing Rongchang District Jinshui Aishen Hemodialysis Center Co., Ltd.) · Luo X (Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University (The Fifth People's Hospital of Chongqing), Chongqing, China.)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD mind-body · 2026-07-21
https://doi.org/10.1080/0886022x.2026.2670075