J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2018 Dec;24(3):363-370. 10.22650/JKCNR.2018.24.3.363.

A Study on the Self-Management and Physiological Measurements of Patients on Hemodialysis according to Their Age

• Lim SM
• Lee KM
• Shin NY

• KMID: 2437836
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2018.24.3.363

Abstract

PURPOSE
The study was conducted to investigate correlations between self-management and physiological measurements of patients on hemodialysis according to their age.
METHODS
The subjects were 120 patients on hemodialysis at three hospitals in S and G cities. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and medical records. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation analysis with the SPSS 23.0 program.
RESULTS
The levels of compliance with self-management were highest in the middle-aged group. There was no significant difference in physiological measurements between the different age groups.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest that nurses should consider characteristics of different age groups to improve the levels of self-management and physiological measurements.

Keyword

Hemodialysis; Self-Management; Feedback; Physiological

MeSH Terms

Compliance
Humans
Medical Records
Renal Dialysis*
Self Care*