The effect of an educational app on hemodialysis patients’ self-efficacy and self-care: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study

Objective Adequate self-care and exploring ways to improve it is imperative for patients with hemodialysis in order to meet the challenges arising from hemodialysis. This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational app on patients with hemodialysis’ self-efficacy and self-care. Methods The...

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Published in:Chronic illness 2023-06, Vol.19 (2), p.383-394
Main Authors: Hosseini, Amin, Jackson, Alun C, Chegini, Najmeh, Dehghan, Mohsen Fooladzadeh, Mazloum, Danyal, Haghani, Shima, Bahramnezhad, Fatemeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dialysis
Educational programs
Educational software
Hemodialysis
Humans
Intervention
Longitudinal Studies
Mobile Applications
Patient education
Patients
Quasi-experimental methods
Random sampling
Renal Dialysis
Self Care
Self Efficacy
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Summary:Objective Adequate self-care and exploring ways to improve it is imperative for patients with hemodialysis in order to meet the challenges arising from hemodialysis. This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational app on patients with hemodialysis’ self-efficacy and self-care. Methods The present study is a quasi-experimental longitudinal single-group study, carried out from October 2020 to March 2021 with the participation of 60 Patients with hemodialysis. Simple random sampling was used to sample patients. The intervention included an educational application, and participants completed questionnaires on self-efficacy and self-care performance at four points including baseline and at one, three, and six-month intervals post- intervention. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was used to examine the impact of the intervention. Bonferroni's posthoc test was also used for in-class calculation and comparison of changes over various periods. Results The results of this study showed that the self-care performance of patients at different times was statistically significant (P
ISSN:1742-3953
1745-9206
DOI:10.1177/17423953211073365