Evaluating the self-care ability and quality of life in hemodialysis patients Hemodiyaliz Hastalarında Öz-Bakım Gücü ve Yaşam Kalitesinin Değerlendirilmesi
Turkish Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Journal, cilt.27, sa.3, ss.277-287, 2018 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.5262/tndt.2018.3229
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.277-287
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hemodialysis, Self-care, Quality of life
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the factors affecting self-care ability in hemodialysis patients and to assess the relationship between self-care ability and quality of life. MATERIAL and METHODS: The descriptive study was carried out at four hemodialysis centers between 01.11.2015 and 18.03.2016. A total of 149 hemodialysis conforming to the criteria for the research sample were determined. The data were collected using the Descriptive Features Information Form, Self-Care Ability Scale and the MOS 36 item Short Form Health Survey SF-36. RESULTS: It was determined that hemodialysis patients had a moderate score on the self-care ability scale and some sociodemographic features influenced self-care ability. Furthermore, a statistically significant and positive correlation was found between the self-care ability and the quality of life of the patients (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: These results show that improvement in self-care ability increases quality of life in hemodialysis patients. It can therefore be recommended to provide in-service training to hemodialysis nurses about the factors that affect the self-care ability of patients and to support the application of this training in nursing practice.