Retention Effects of Dietary Education Program on Diet Knowledge, Diet Self-Care Compliance, Physiologic Indices for Hemodialysis Patients.
10.7586/jkbns.2017.19.2.51
- Author:
Sang Suk KIM
1
;
Hyun Sook JO
;
Meung Sue KANG
Author Information
1. Gachon University, Nursing College Doctor's Course, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hemodialysis patients;
Dietary education program;
Diet knowledge;
Diet self-care compliance;
Physiologic indices
- MeSH:
Compliance*;
Diet*;
Education*;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Methods;
Quality of Life;
Renal Dialysis*;
Self Care*
- From:Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
2017;19(2):51-59
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the retention effects of an individualized dietary education program for hemodialysis patients on diet knowledge, diet self-care compliance, and physiological indices, thus to find the most effective time period for re-education. Method: This study utilized one-group repeated pretest-posttest design. The participants were 52 hemodialysis patients in C hospital, Gyeonggi-Do. Data were collected at 4 and 12 weeks after the education from January through April 2016. RESULTS: There was significant increases in diet knowledge even 12 weeks after the education (p=.007). Diet self-care compliance showed a significant increase at 4 weeks (p=.001), but a decrease at 12 weeks after the education. The level of blood natrium was significantly decreased between 4 and 12 weeks after the education (p=.006). The weight was significantly decreased at 12 weeks after the education. CONCLUSION: It has been identified that re-education for hemodialysis patients should be implemented between 4 and 12 weeks after education in order to maintain patients' diet self-care compliance, an ultimate aim of diet education. By helping them with their self-care compliance, the patients would maintain their physical and psychological function optimally, thus contributing to a better quality of life among hemodialysis patients.
