Aims: The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of a pre-dialysis education program on the selection of vascular access during the initiation of maintenance hemodialysis therapy and the short-term impact of this education on patient outcomes.
Methods: The data were collected from two different times in the past from patients under maintenance hemodialysis: the first group consisted of a group of patients who received a predialysis education program (intervention group) from a dedicated nephrologist, and the second group included those who did not undergo a control program (control group). Predialysis education program involved six modules addressing understanding kidney disease, diet, and nutrition, treatment options for end-stage kidney disease, dialysis procedures, medication management, and self-care/independence. Patients aged ≥18 years were enrolled in the study. The patients were compared according to their clinical status during the onset of maintenance hemodialysis, including vascular access type, serum potassium level, previous hospitalization, and urgent hemodialysis need. Additionally, the hospitalization and infection rates within 6 months following the onset of maintenance hemodialysis were compared. P<0.05 was assigned as significant.
Results: A total of 203 hemodialysis patients, 129 patients in the intervention group and 74 patients in the control group, were assessed. The mean age was 65.06±13.14 for the intervention versus 65.66±9.13 for the control group (p=0.729). 51.9% (n=67) in the intervention group versus 55.4% (n=41) were females (p=0.371). The control group had more hospitalization (p<0.001), intervention need of vascular access problems (p<0.001), vascular access infection (<0.001), exposure to an intermittent catheter (<0.001), 127 of 129 patients in the intervention group started hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula. The control group started hemodialysis with a catheter Potassium, phosphorus, and bicarbonate levels were higher in the control group during the first hemodialysis session (5.25±1.12 vs 4.59±0.79, p<0.001, 6.60±1.18 vs 4.25±1.04, p<0.001, and 21.77±3.96 vs 14.18±2.83, p<0.001, respectively).
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that a well-organized education program can lower the burden of morbidity in end-stage kidney disease and support the patient and healthcare providers with a favorable transmission from a non-hemodialysis period to a hemodialysis period.
End-stage kidney disease pre-dialysis education maintenance hemodialysis morbidity vascular access
Warm thanks to the predialysis educational program moderator nurse Betul Turkoglu for her endless efforts in education and data collection. We also thank Prof. Dr. Hamad Dheir for his ideas in the conceptualization of the study along with guidance. Special thanks to Dr. Hasan Tosun medical director of Zonguldak state hospital and his cabinet especially Zeynep Güner for their logistic support of the education program.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Nefroloji |
Bölüm | Research Articles |
Yazarlar | |
Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 26 Ekim 2023 |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 27 Ekim 2023 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2023 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 4 |
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