A Study of the Relationship between Compliance with Therapeutic Regimens and Physiological Parameters of Hemodialysis Patients.
10.4040/jkan.2006.36.1.64
- Author:
Hye Sook MIN
1
;
Eyn Joo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Korea. hsmin@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Hemodialysis;
Compliance with therapeutic regimen;
Physiological parameter of hemodialysis
- MeSH:
Weight Gain;
Serum Albumin/analysis;
*Renal Dialysis;
Potassium/blood;
Phosphorus/blood;
*Patient Compliance;
Middle Aged;
Male;
Kidney Failure, Chronic/blood/*therapy;
Humans;
Hemoglobins/analysis;
Female;
Creatinine/blood;
Blood Urea Nitrogen;
Adult
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2006;36(1):64-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to investigate correlations between compliance and physiological parameters of hemodialysis patients. METHOD: The subjects were 102 patients on hemodialysis at 3 hospitals in B city. Data was collected using Shon(1986)'s questionnaire and measuring physiological parameters (serum urea nitrogen, creatinine, hemoglobin, albumin, potassium, phosphorus, interdialytic weight gain). RESULT: Mean scores of compliance with the therapeutic regimen was 4.00+/-0.55 on a 5 point scale. The area of visiting hospitals and taking medicines were shown to have high compliance with therapeutic regimens; on the other hand, the areas concerning diet and symptoms were shown to be low. Interdialytic weight gain and phosphorus were significantly related to the compliance with therapeutic regimens. CONCLUSION: Hemodialysis patients' therapeutic compliance was related to the physiological parameters(potassium, phosphorus, interdialytic weight gain). Therefore, these findings give hemodialysis patients useful information for raising their therapeutic compliance.