How hemodialysis patients manage dietary and fluid intake? A descriptive
qualitative study
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Title
How hemodialysis patients manage dietary and fluid intake? A descriptive
qualitative study
qualitative study
Subject
dietary; fluid; hemodialysis; qualitative study; restriction
Description
Background: Managing dietary and fluid intake for hemodialysis patients
is crucial, but it is also challenging. Non-compliance to diet and fluid intake
restriction may increase a patient’s morbidity and mortality. Exploring the
experiences of hemodialysis patients who successfully manage those
regimens may provide new insight to develop more effective strategies.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore the experiences of hemodialysis
patients who successfully manage the dietary and fluid intake restrictions.
Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was applied. Semi–structured
interviews were conducted with 15 hemodialysis patients purposively
recruited from a hemodialysis unit of a public hospital in West Sumatera,
Indonesia. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed
to describe the phenomenon of hemodialysis patients. The study was
reported following the COREQ guidelines.
Results: Most participants in this study are female, aged between 38 – 63
years and length of hemodialysis 4 months – 6 years. The finding of this study
was that the essential themes that explained how hemodialysis patients
adhere to fluid and dietary restrictions are 1) strategies for restricting fluid
and dietary intake, 2) motivation to restrict fluid and dietary intake, 3) fear
of the effects of non-adherence to fluid and dietary restrictions and 4) social
support.
Conclusion: Hemodialysis patients who successfully manage the dietary
and fluid intake restriction employed various strategies, including maintaining
motivation, facing fear of potential complications, and seeking social support.
It is important for healthcare professionals to include those aspects when they
provide education to the hemodialysis patients. Further study is warranted
to explore the long-term impact of these strategies on patient outcomes and
the development of educational programs that incorporate psychological
and social support components to improve hemodialysis patients’ adherence
and quality of life.
is crucial, but it is also challenging. Non-compliance to diet and fluid intake
restriction may increase a patient’s morbidity and mortality. Exploring the
experiences of hemodialysis patients who successfully manage those
regimens may provide new insight to develop more effective strategies.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore the experiences of hemodialysis
patients who successfully manage the dietary and fluid intake restrictions.
Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was applied. Semi–structured
interviews were conducted with 15 hemodialysis patients purposively
recruited from a hemodialysis unit of a public hospital in West Sumatera,
Indonesia. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematically analyzed
to describe the phenomenon of hemodialysis patients. The study was
reported following the COREQ guidelines.
Results: Most participants in this study are female, aged between 38 – 63
years and length of hemodialysis 4 months – 6 years. The finding of this study
was that the essential themes that explained how hemodialysis patients
adhere to fluid and dietary restrictions are 1) strategies for restricting fluid
and dietary intake, 2) motivation to restrict fluid and dietary intake, 3) fear
of the effects of non-adherence to fluid and dietary restrictions and 4) social
support.
Conclusion: Hemodialysis patients who successfully manage the dietary
and fluid intake restriction employed various strategies, including maintaining
motivation, facing fear of potential complications, and seeking social support.
It is important for healthcare professionals to include those aspects when they
provide education to the hemodialysis patients. Further study is warranted
to explore the long-term impact of these strategies on patient outcomes and
the development of educational programs that incorporate psychological
and social support components to improve hemodialysis patients’ adherence
and quality of life.
Creator
Devia Putri Lenggogeni* , Hema Malini , Esthika Ariany Maisa ,
Mahathir Mahathir
Mahathir Mahathir
Source
http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.
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Date
August 28, 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Devia Putri Lenggogeni* , Hema Malini , Esthika Ariany Maisa ,
Mahathir Mahathir, “How hemodialysis patients manage dietary and fluid intake? A descriptive
qualitative study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10714.
qualitative study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10714.