Effects of Food Craving, Patient Activation, and Family Support on Dietary Self-Care in Hemodialysis Patients
10.22650/JKCNR.2024.30.2.157
- Author:
Mi Sook KANG
1
;
Eun Jung BAE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Pusan National University Hospital
- From:
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
2024;30(2):157-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Purpose:This study aimed to identify the effect of food craving, patient activation, and family support on dietary self-care performance in hemodialysis patients. The study will provide baseline data for developing nursing interventions to improve hemodialysis patients' dietary self-care.
Methods:The data was collected from 132 patients who regularly underwent outpatient hemodialysis between October 26 and November 12, 2022.Frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data, and all analyses were performed using SPSS 27.0.
Results:The average scores of the main variables were 39.55±7.42 for food craving, 77.37±10.50 for patient activation, 63.62±11.72 for family support, and 38.21±5.54 for dietary self-care. The factors affecting the dietary self-care were age (β=.36, p<.001), family support (β=.36, p<.001), and patient activation (β=.20 p=.007). The total explanatory power of all variables was 34.0% (F=18.20, p<.001).
Conclusion:Based on these results, it is necessary to consider the characteristics of age and improve the level of family support and patient activation when developing programs to improve dietary self-care in hemodialysis patients.
