1Adult Nursing Department, Warith alanbiyaa University, College of Nursing
2Adult Nursing Department, University of Babylon
3Community Nursing Department, University of Babylon
*Corresponding author: Noor Al-Huda S. Kasim Adult nursing Department. Warith alanbiyaa University, College of Nursing, Hillah City, Iraq
Online published on 1 November, 2018.
There is different problems particularly nutritional problems, affect different aspects of life for patients undergoing hemodialysis. They need specific educational intervention to balance fluid and food consumption.
To evaluate the effect of dietary educational program upon self-care for patients who undergoing hemodialysis. Qausi-experimental design carry out to evaluate the effect of self-care educational program upon patients scheduled for hemodialysis in hemodialysis center at Al-Hilla city, from (25. Octoper. 2017) to (12. August. 2018). to achieve the objective of the study purposive (non-probability) sample where selected which consists of (50) patients with end stage renal disease who undergoing hemodialysis. The dominate characteristics of the participants who involved in the study (control and experimental group) presented that the higher percentages of the subjected 10(40%) and 14(56%) were between (51yrs. and more) years of age. Related to gender 14(56%), female in control group and 15 (60%) male in experimental group, high percentage in both group were married and retired. Most of the response (pre and posttest) among the control group who receive routine care in the hemodialysis unit were (poor) related to (dietary content). All the responses (post-test) during dialysis session were (good) related to (protein, sodium, potassium, and phosphor, fluid).
Effect, Dietary, Educational Program, Self-Care, Efficacy, Hemodialysis
