International Journal of Nursing Education

Asha P Nair ¹, J Silvia Edison ²

Affiliations
1 Lecturer, Al Shifa College of Nursing, Angadipuram PO Malappuram, Kerala
2 Principal Al Shifa College of Nursing, Angadipuram Post, Malappuram, Dt. Kerala

Abstract

A quasi experimental study was conducted to assess the effect of planned nursing interventions on compliance among persons undergoing maintenance Hemodialysis from a selected hospital in Malappuram, Kerala. It was an evaluative approach and non equivalent pretest post test control group design. 60 patients diagnosed with ESRD undergoing maintenance Hemodialysis in the age group of 18-60 years were selected. After the pretest among experimental and control group, information booklet with adequate explanation was given to experimental group followed by a post test, one month later, for both groups using the same tool in the same setting. Out of 60 patients, (56.6%) were in the age group of 31-50 years and (80%) were males, (71.7%) were married and (33.3 %) belonged to very low income group. After the implementation of planned nursing interventions among experimental group there was significant increase in knowledge, and psychological integrity. The mean pretest and post test knowledge score among the experimental group was 15.13 and 19.13 respectively. The mean pretest and post test psychological distress score among the experimental group was18.97 and 16.47 respectively. The findings were statistically significant, 'p' value <0.05 for knowledge and psychological distress at level of significance 0.05.

Keywords

End Stage Renal Disease Cat- Compliances Assessment Tool

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