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Educational Intervention on Self Care among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis in a Tertiary Hospital Of Kathmandu, Nepal

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Introduction: The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing globally, educational intervention to the CKD patients is crucial to self-manage the problems arising from disease and haemodialysis. The study aims to assess the effect of educational intervention on self-care among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis. Methods: The pre-experimental design was used for assessing the effect of educational intervention on self- care among CKD patients undergoing haemodialysis in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. A total of 43 patients were included using nonprobability purposive sampling technique. Face to face interview with structured interview schedule was conducted for data collection followed by educational intervention with educational package to each individual. After 6 weeks of intervention, post-test was carried out with the same interview schedule to the same participants who were participated in pre-test and intervention. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for the interpretation of data. Inferential statistics- paired t- test was used to measure the significant difference on Knowledge score on Self-care before and after educational intervention. Results: The findings of the study showed significantly increased knowledge score after the intervention in diet (p=0.001), exercise (p=0.001), infection prevention (p=0.001), stress management (p=0.001), complication prevention (p=0.001), laboratory test (p=0.001) and total knowledge score (p=0.001) with 95.0% confidence level (p-value <0.05). However, in fistula care the score increased insignificantly (p-value: 0.250). Conclusions: Educational intervention increased the knowledge score, so it is obligatory to conduct the intervention program for improvement in self - care among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis. >

Source: Tribhuvan University Journal

DOI: 10.3126/tuj.v39i2.72879

Authors: Bimala Kumari Sah, Apsara Pandey, Nisha Bhandari, Kopila Luitel, Renu Dev

Institutions: Institute of Medicine, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

Subfield: Nephrology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: University Grants Commission