Self-Care Behavior Profiles With Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Sousa, CN (Author) Other; Marujo, P (Author) Other; Paulo Teles (Author) FEP; Lira, MN (Author) Other; Dias, VFF (Author) Other; Novais, MELM (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Clinical Nursing Research

Vol. 29

Pages: 363-367

ISSN: 1054-7738

Publisher: SAGE

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-EB0

DOI: 10.1177/1054773818787110

Abstract (EN): Patients with end-stage renal disease should be educated and trained to take care of their own arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with the purpose of developing self-care behaviors concerning vascular access. This was a prospective and observational study. We designed this research to identify clinically meaningful self-care behavior profiles in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and it was carried out in a private dialysis unit in the Lisbon region, Portugal, involving 101 patients. The proportion of male patients was 66.3%, the mean age was 60.9 years, and the frequency of self-care behaviors was 71%. Cluster analysis based on the subscale scores grouped patients in two clusters named "moderate self-care" and "high self-care." Those profiles exhibit significant differences concerning gender, education, employment, dialysis vintage, AVF duration, and information on care with the AVF. Identification of self-care-behavior profiles in HD patients with AVF enables one to adjust education programs to the patients' characteristics.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5