Objective To explore the results of non-compliance of fluid intake in maintence hemodialysis patients.Methods The qualitative phenomenological research method was adopted in this study.Self-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 maintenance hemodialysis patients.Data were analyzed by content analysis.Result Four themes were extracted including allotrigeusia,have a smattering of fluid intake knowledge,self-condemned and guilty,muddling along.Conclusions Fuild restriction is the most difficuilt prescribed treatment schedule among maintence hemodialysis patients.Nurses should pay attention to those people and provide multilevel,continual,individual and comprehensive measures.

Objective To translate English version of the Questionnaire evaluating the Disability of Upper Extremities in daily activities among patients undergoing maintenance Hemo-Dialysis (QDUE-HD) and test the reliability and validity of QDUE-HD. Methods After translation, back translation, 2 rounds of Delphi expert advice and pre-investigation, the initial questionnaire was formed. Two hundred and eleven patients undergoing hemo-dialysis from 4 hospitals located in Suzhou, Wuxi, Shanghai and Zhejiang were investigated using the initial questionnaire. And reliability and validity of QDUE-HD were evaluated. Results Two common factors containing 10 items and 2 dimensions(i.e. gripping and upper and lower arm movements) were extracted by exploratory factor analysis. The rate of cumulative contribution was 69.473％. In addition, the content validity index, Cronbach α coefficients, half-fold coefficient and test-retest reliability coefficient of whole scale were 0.850, 0.906, 0.929 and 0.983, respectively. Conclusions The reliability and validity of QDUE-HD (Chinese version) are reliable and effective. This questionnaire is simple and convenient to use in clinic.