Improving quality of life and self-care for patients on hemodialysis using cognitive behavioral strategies: A randomized controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Behavioral-education interventions have the potential to improve quality of life and self-care for patients on hemodialysis (HD) but have not been incorporated into routine clinical practice. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of delivering a simple behavioral-education intervention using cognitive behavioral strategies in patients receiving HD with poor quality of life.

Methods

In this mixed methods study, HD patients were randomly assigned to the study intervention (8 behavioral-education sessions delivered over 12 weeks) or a control group of dialysis education alone. Kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL)-36 scores, depressive symptoms and self-care behaviors were measured at weeks 0, 8, and 16. Following study completion, parti

SUBMITTER: Shirazian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10159130 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature