Effects of self efficacy and social support enhancing program on fluid control behaviors and body weight changes among the patients with chronic kidney disease receiving hemodialysis
Abstract:
This pre-experimental research employing a one-group pretest-posttest with repeated
measure design aimed to study the effects of self-efficacy promotion program combined with social support on fluid control behaviors and body weight changes among the patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. Eleven patients were purposively sampled. They received a self-efficacy promotion program in combination with social support for 8 weeks. A personal and illness-related data record form, self-efficacy assessment form, social support questionnaire, fluid control behaviors assessment form and a body weight change record form were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Repeated Measures ANOVA and Friedman test.
The results revealed that after participating in the program, the patients fluid control
behaviors significantly increased, and body weight changes significantly decreased, compared to those priors to receiving the program (p < .05). The self-efficacy promotion program combined with social support should be implemented to prevent fluid overload. In addition, further studies for maintenance of behavior should follow up on fluid control behaviors and body weight changes in six months and one year