Vilija Vainauskaitė, final Master‘s work „ Psychological problems of pacients who are treated from haemodialysis, role of nursing personnel“, Kaunas University of Medicine, Nursing Faculty, Rehabilitation Department, Kaunas, 2005 ( 50 pg). SUMMARY The purpose of this research - to examine psychological and communication problems of patients having terminal kidney insufficiency, who are dialysed at the centre of KMUC, emphasizing the role of staff personnel in the decision of these problems. Methodology - Method of research-anonymous, questionnairing inquest. After explaining the purpose of research, relevance, substantiality, questionnaires were distributed. Investigatives – KMUC Nephrological clinics, the department of dialysis, where the pacients having chronic insufficiency of kidney function are treated by dialysis were chosen for research. Two questionnaires were intended: · one is assigned for dialysed patients trying to compare psychological problems, communication problems of those who were haemodialysed long ago and not long ago. 76 patients participated. · other for general practices nurses, trying to ascertain personnel opinion about dialysed patients, their communication and psychological problems. 14 nurses participated in the research. Results Life of dialysed patients and their families changes very much. Very often dialysed person can‘t work, possibilities of social activity declines. Most of the patients very often are unstable, they are afraid of... [to full text]