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EFFECT OF UREMIC PRURITUS EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE LEVEL FOR HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

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Last updated: 26 Dec 2024

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Adult Nursing

Abstract

Hemodialysis (HD) is one of the most important and effective treatment modalities that can help to sustain life of end stage renal disease patient. A large number of HD patients suffer from uremic pruritus(UP). Patient education is an important aspect of clinical management that encourages a continuous and interactive process that looks to improve the patient's lifestyle and thereby prevent or decrease the UP related complications.Aim of this study:Evaluate effect of uremic pruritus educational interventions on knowledge level for hemodialysis patients.Method: Quasi experimentalresearcherdesign was used in this study. Setting:The current study was conducted in hemodialysis unit at General Kafr Elsheikh governorate hospital.Sample:A purposive sample of (80) HD patients with uremic pruritus was randomly divided into two groups with equal size.Tools: Interview questionnaire sheet consisted of three parts such as demographic data, medical data, and assessment of patient knowledge.Results: The current study showed that the average knowledge scores are nearly the same in both study and control groups at pretest, while at posttest there was a statistical significant difference between study and control groups as the average knowledge scores are significantly higher in study group compared to control group. Conclusion: Hypothesis of the current study was accepted as patients who receive the uremic pruritus educational interventions have an increased level of knowledge.

DOI

10.21608/mnj.2021.175816

Keywords

Educational intervention, Hemodialysis, Uremic pruritus, patients’ knowledge

Authors

First Name

Nesreen

Last Name

Mohamed

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Affiliation

Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Kafr Elsheikh University

Email

hmoataman@yahoo.com

City

Mansoura-Eygypt

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First Name

Wafaa

Last Name

Sherif

MiddleName

Ismaiel

Affiliation

Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University

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First Name

Mohga

Last Name

Abd El-Aziz

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Affiliation

Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Kafr Elsheikh University

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First Name

Hanan

Last Name

Badran

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing-Mansoura University

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hanan_mg2000@yahoo.com

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Orcid

0000-0003-4782-8852

Volume

7

Article Issue

1

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25483

Issue Date

2020-01-01

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2019-10-06

Publish Date

2020-01-01

Page Start

93

Page End

101

Print ISSN

2735-4121

Online ISSN

2735-413X

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https://mnj.journals.ekb.eg/article_175816.html

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1,468

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Mansoura Nursing Journal

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https://mnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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EFFECT OF UREMIC PRURITUS EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON KNOWLEDGE LEVEL FOR HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

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23 Jan 2023