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Abolfazl Rahimi
Fazlollah Ahmadi
Mahmoud Gholyaf

This quasi-experimental study was carried out to determine the effects of the Continuous Care Model on stress, anxiety, and depression in patients on hemodialysis in Hamedan, Iran in 2005. Thirty-eight patients were selected randomly and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used for data collection. Data analysis showed a significant relationship between applying the Continuous Care Model and DASS-21 scores. According to the findings, applying this care model can improve the lives of patients on hemodialysis.

Abolfazl Rahimi, MS, is an Instructor and Nursing PhD Candidate, Nursing Department, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Fazlollah Ahmadi, PhD, is an Associate Professor, Nursing Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Mahmoud Gholyaf, MD, is a Nephrologist and Assistant Professor, University of Medical Science Hamedan, Hamedan, Iran.