The effect of a self‐management program on renal function control in patients with hemodialysis in Taiwan: A longitudinal randomized controlled trial
Aim This study was designed to investigate the longitudinal effect of participating in a self‐management program (SMP) on renal function control in patients receiving hemodialysis. Methods This randomized controlled trial enrolled a total of 58 patients at the hemodialysis center of a teaching hospi...
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| Published in: | Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. e12345 - n/a |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Melbourne
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
01.10.2020
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc |
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| ISSN: | 1742-7932, 1742-7924, 1742-7924 |
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| Summary: | Aim
This study was designed to investigate the longitudinal effect of participating in a self‐management program (SMP) on renal function control in patients receiving hemodialysis.
Methods
This randomized controlled trial enrolled a total of 58 patients at the hemodialysis center of a teaching hospital in Taiwan. The control group (n = 30) received the usual care and the experimental group (n = 28) received a 4‐week SMP intervention. The results of the follow‐up on the longitudinal data at 3, 6, and 9 months showed that the renal function indices, potassium and phosphorus levels, and interdialytic weight gain were significantly better than at the pre‐test for the experimental group.
Results
In terms of the interaction between group and time, the potassium level dropped significantly below the pre‐test value only after 3 months (B = −0.31, SE = 0.15, p = .044), suggesting that the post‐test potassium level had significantly decreased after 3 months. In terms of the interaction between group and time, the phosphorus level dropped significantly below the pre‐test value only after 6 months (B = −0.53, SE = 0.28, p = .050), suggesting that the post‐test phosphorus level significantly decreased after 6 months. Finally, the intervention could effectively control the weight change between dialysis sessions for up to 9 months (B = −1.34, SE = 0.30, p < .001).
Conclusions
The SMP intervention decreased potassium and phosphorus levels and helped control interdialytic weight gain in patients undergoing hemodialysis. |
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| Bibliography: | Funding information Cardinal Tien Hospital ObjectType-Article-1 ObjectType-Evidence Based Healthcare-3 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 ObjectType-Undefined-3 |
| ISSN: | 1742-7932 1742-7924 1742-7924 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jjns.12345 |