Hemodialysis Quality of life Dialysis adequacy Education, Self-care, Teach-Back Communication, Hemodialysis, Quality of life
Conditions
Interventions
The educational program was taught by a researcher who had acquired the necessary skills for teaching for 8 sessions, each lasting one hour, before starting hemodialysis. This method consisted of five
self-testing was conducted at each stage of self-care education using a teach-back method. At the end of each training session, the patient was asked to retell the material in their language as they u
if the client did not understand the material well, the researcher repeated the material to the client until he/she fully understood it.,The application was installed on the patients'
smartphones, and the researchers taught the patients how to use it. Using the Di Care application lasted for one month, and the patients could use this software whenever they wanted. The educational c
Experimental Other,Experimental Other
Teach-back,Di Care
Sponsors
Aja University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Consent to participate in the research 2. Having the ability to read and write 3. Access to a smartphone with an Android operating system 4. Having the ability to work with a smartphone 5. Not having any disability that affects learning 6. Having three hemodialysis sessions per week, each lasting four hours 7. Not using any other educational applications related to hemodialysis during the study 8. Being under hemodialysis treatment for at least six months 9. Not suffering from any other advanced chronic disease like Heart Failure
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 .Not willing to be a part of the study 2. Being transferred to other hospitals or centers, death, or having a kidney transplant 3. Not using the application for more than a week 4. Not presenting in more than three educational sessions 5. Maloperating the application on the smartphone
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemodialysis adequacy (Kt/v) Immediately before and after the intervention, and eight weeks after intervention blood result,Urea Reduction Ratio (URR) Immediately before and after the intervention, and eight weeks after intervention blood result,Quality of life Immediately before and after the intervention, and eight weeks after intervention questionary | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life Immediately before and after the intervention, and eight weeks after intervention questionary | — |
Countries
Iran
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Farsi
Aja university of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed