Adherence to dietary and fluid restrictions among patients undergoing hemodialysis: An observational study
Autor: | Ramesh Chandrababu, Harish Beerappa |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Epidemiology business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Dietary restrictions End stage renal disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Infectious Diseases Fluid restrictions Tailored interventions Physical therapy medicine Observational study 030212 general & internal medicine Hemodialysis business |
Zdroj: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 7:127-130 |
ISSN: | 2213-3984 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cegh.2018.05.003 |
Popis: | Aim The aim of the study was to assess the level of adherence to dietary and fluid restrictions among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Background Patients with end-stage renal disease are non-compliant to fluid and dietary restrictions lead to undesirable effect on health. Methods The observational study design and 60 samples were adopted. The samples were selected by purposive sampling technique who full fill the inclusion criteria. Self-reported fluid and dietary adherence questionnaire were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16.0. Results The study revealed that there was a fair to good adherence level for fluid and dietary restrictions. Conclusion However the adherence level varies among hemodialysis patients, individually tailored interventions and constant motivation is needed to improve the adherence level and positive clinical outcome. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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