Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention on Patients' Knowledge of Dietary Management during Maintenance Hemodialysis
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Background: Dietary management is a crucial aspect to take into account for patients with end-stage renal disease who are on the maintenance hemodialysis. Objectives the aim of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on hemodialysis patients' knowledge about dietary management. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted at the hemodialysis unit of Al Zahraa Teaching Hospital in Wasit Governorate, Iraq, from October 15th, 2023, to April 15th, 2024. A non-probability (purposive) sample comprises 70 patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis who were divided randomly into study group and the control group. The study instrument was a questionnaire that consisted of demographic data, clinical information, and the Scale for Dietary Knowledge in Hemodialysis Patients (SDKHP) to evaluate patients' knowledge about dietary management. The descriptive data were analyzed by frequency, mean, and percent. Inferential data were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U test, the Wilcoxon signed rank test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The findings of the present study demonstrated a highly significant mean ranks (53.00, 18.00), respectively, differences regarding knowledge of dietary management for the study and control groups after the educational intervention, as indicated by the computed Mann-Whitney test value (630.000) at p ≤ 0.000.Conclusions: it is concluded that application of an educational intervention through lecture, discussion, and booklet administration significantly enhanced the maintenance hemodialysis patients' knowledge toward dietary management. Recommendations: it is recommended to provide flyers, audiovisuals, posters, and booklets related to dietary management to the patients undergoing hemodialysis and their caregivers.
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Educational intervention, Hemodialysis Patients, Knowledge, Dietary ManagementDownloads
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