Nurse-Led Dialysis Self-Management Program for Hemodialysis Distress

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Nurse-Led Needs-Based Dialysis Self-Management Program: The intervention is a structured 6-week nurse-led needs-based dialysis self-management program. It will be delivered through weekly face-to-face individual sessions lasting approximately 40 to 45 minutes. The program includes standard core education and needs-based individualized counseling. The content focuses on the hemodialysis process and individual needs assessment, fluid management and interdialytic weight control, diet and potassium/phosphorus management, medication adherence and treatment continuity, symptom and distress management, coping with treatment uncertainty, and development of a sustainable dialysis self-management plan. Intervention fidelity will be monitored using a standardized session checklist.

Routine Hemodialysis Care: Participants will continue to receive routine hemodialysis care. No additional structured education or counseling program will be provided by the research team during the study period.

Study summary

Hemodialysis patients may experience dialysis-related distress due to long-term treatment requirements, dietary and fluid restrictions, medication use, vascular access problems, dialysis-related symptoms, and psychosocial challenges. Nurse-led self-management programs may help patients improve dialysis self-management, reduce distress, and support treatment adherence.

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led needs-based dialysis self-management program on dialysis-related distress in patients receiving hemodialysis. The study will be conducted as a single-center, two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial. A total of 100 adult hemodialysis patients will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group in a 1:1 ratio.

Participants in the intervention group will receive a 6-week nurse-led needs-based dialysis self-management program in addition to routine hemodialysis care. Participants in the control group will continue routine hemodialysis care. Data will be collected at baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks. The primary outcome is dialysis-related distress. Secondary outcomes include illness and treatment uncertainty, treatment adherence, and clinical adherence indicators.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Dialysis-Related Distress Assessed by the Hemodialysis Distress Thermometer — Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks
  Dialysis-related distress will be assessed using the Hemodialysis Distress Thermometer. The instrument includes a distress barometer scored from 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no distress and 10 indicates extreme distress. Higher scores indicate higher perceived dialysis-related distress. The instrument also includes a 40-item problem checklist scored from 0 to 40, where higher scores indicate a greater number of distress-related problems.

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