Hemodialysis. Care involving dialysis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Receiving an educational booklet plus face to face health-promotion behaviors education, 6 sessions for 30 minutes during 3 consecutive weeks. Intervention 2: Receiving an educational
Lifestyle
Receiving an educational booklet plus face to face health-promotion behaviors education, 6 sessions for 30 minutes during 3 consecutive weeks
Receiving an educational booklet only
Sponsors
Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (a) being dialyzed for at least 6 months; (b) not having any chronic diseases including high blood pressure, diabetes, and malignancy; (c) age of 18 to 60 years.; (d) ability of verbal communication and not having any psychological disorder or fictional disability; (e) literate; (f) being dialyzed for two or three times a week. Exclusion criteria: (a) moving to another center and not returning due to death or medical reasons; (b) participating in a similar research concurrently.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring the quality of life. Timepoint: before and 3 months later. Method of measurement: using Ferrans & Powers standard questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nothing. Timepoint: Nothing. Method of measurement: Nothing. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSahar Zonoori
Shahid Beheshti Hospital
Outcome results
None listed