Adherence to treatment in dialysis patients Urological and Genital Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Using stratified sampling based on age and gender, eligible patients were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups.
The intervention group will receive an educational instructional session
Sponsors
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. At least 18 years old 2. Been on continuous HD for at least three months 3. Stable medical condition
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Mental disease 2. Malignancies 3. Acute illness 4. Terminally ill 5. Under irregular dialysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall adherence to treatment recommendations assessed using a previously validated ESRD-AQ tool. This was assessed at baseline and after three months of follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of life measured using KDQOLTM-36 at baseline and after three months of follow up 2. Disease awareness measured using interview with clinical pharmacist at baseline and after three months of follow up 3. Number of emergency or hospital admissions measured using patient records for three months of follow up 4. Biochemical measurements included serum levels of sodium, potassium, urea, creatinine, albumin, hemoglobin level, calcium, phosphorus, and PTH which were obtained from patients' medical records at baseline and after three months of follow up | — |
Countries
Jordan
Outcome results
None listed