Comfort In Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Treatment: A Sample from Eastern of Türkiye

Abstract

There may be many factors that ensure the comfort of hemodialysis treatment. A combination of disease, treatment complexes and general comforts can be found. It is important to regularly evaluate the comfort levels of hemodialysis patients. Determining the comfort level of hemodialysis patients can significantly improve the quality of nursing care. Chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis treatment, and associated symptoms can negatively impact comfort in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study is to determine the comfort levels and associated factors of patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed with 86 hemodialysis patients who received treatment in the dialysis unit of a state hospital in Bingöl, eastern Türkiye. The study data were obtained with the “Descriptive Data Form” and “Hemodialysis Comfort Scale Version II”. The average age of the participants was determined as 56.48±14.43. It was determined that the average score of the patients on the hemodialysis comfort scale was 74.97±17.28. Found that people receiving hemodialysis treatment through fistula have a higher level of comfort and difference makes sense (p<0.05). Necessary measures should be taken to increase the comfort levels of those receiving hemodialysis treatment. The comfort of these patients should be evaluated regularly. Our results indicate that hemodialysis patients’ needs to be improved. Factors that compromise comfort in hemodialysis patients should be identified, and comfort levels should be increased through planned nursing interventions.

Keywords

• Chronic kidney failure
• patient comfort
• renal dialysis

Hemodiyaliz Tedavisi Alan Hastalarda Konfor: Türkiye'nin Doğusundan Bir Örnek

Abstract

Hemodiyaliz tedavisinin konforunu sağlayan birçok faktör olabilir. Hastalık, tedavi kompleksleri ve genel konforun bir kombinasyonu bulunabilir. Hemodiyaliz hastalarında konfor düzeyinin düzenli olarak değerlendirilmesi önemlidir. Hemodiyaliz hastalarında konfor düzeyinin belirlenmesi hemşirelik bakımının kalitesini artırmaya yönelik önemli katkılar sağlayabilir. Hemodiyaliz hastalarında kronik böbrek hastalığı, hemodiyaliz tedavisi ve bunlara bağlı ortaya çıkan semptomlar konforu olumsuz etkileyebilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemodiyaliz tedavisi gören hastaların konfor düzeylerini ve ilişkili faktörleri belirlemektir. Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin doğusunda yer alan Bingöl ilindeki bir devlet hastanesinin diyaliz ünitesinde tedavi gören 86 hemodiyaliz hastası ile gerçekleştirildi. Çalışma verileri “Tanımlayıcı Bilgi Formu” ve “Hemodiyaliz Konfor Ölçeği Versiyon II” ile elde edildi. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 56.48±14.43 olarak belirlendi. Hastaların hemodiyaliz konfor ölçeğinden aldıkları ortalama puanın 74.97±17.28 olduğu belirlendi. Fistül yoluyla hemodiyaliz tedavisi gören bireylerin konfor düzeyinin daha yüksek olduğu ve farkın anlamlı olduğu (p<0.05) belirlendi. Hemodiyaliz tedavisi görenlerin konfor seviyelerinin artırılması için gerekli önlemler alınmalıdır. Bu hastaların konforu düzenli olarak değerlendirilmelidir. Sonuçlarımız hemodiyaliz hastalarının konforlarının geliştirilmesi gerektiğine işaret etmektedir. Hemodiyaliz tedavisi alan hastalarda konforu bozan etmenler belirlenmeli ve konfor düzeyleri planlı hemşirelik girişimleri ile artırılmalıdır.

Keywords

• Kronik böbrek yetmezliği
• hasta konforu
• böbrek diyalizi

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