Investigating the Effect of a Structured Intervention on the Development of Self-Care Behaviors With Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients

Autor: Ana Rita Cabral Paquete, Clemente Neves Sousa, Vanessa Filipa Ferreira Dias, Paulo Teles, Andressa Garcia Nicole, Nurten Ozen, Cristina Barroso Pinto, Lara Helk Souza, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Carlene Souza Silva Manzini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Popis: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a structured intervention on the frequency of self-care behaviors with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) by patients on hemodialysis. This is a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-measurements. Participants were assigned to an intervention group (IG) (n=48) or to a control group (CG) (n=41). IG patients were subject to a structured intervention on self-care with AVF (SISC-AVF) consisting of both a theoretical and a practical part. After SISC-AVF application, patients in the IG showed better overall self-care behaviors with AVF than patients in the CG (79.2% and 91.4%, respectively, p
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