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DIFFERENCES IN RENAL DIET AND MEDICAL SYMPTOM KNOWLEDGE IN DIET ADHERENT AND DIET NONADHERENT ADULT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Hagens, Kelsey L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent155502970586852

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2019, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Most end stage renal disease patients utilize hemodialysis as a treatment to sustain kidney function. Hemodialysis requires adherence to a complex diet that restricts nutrients in order to reduce complications and improve quality of life. However, dietary nonadherence is extremely prevalent in this population with many etiologies considered. The purpose of this study was to determine if renal nutrition knowledge differed between patients who are adherent and nonadherent to a renal diet. Participants were adult hemodialysis patients with a diagnosis of end stage renal disease who completed a questionnaire that tested their knowledge of renal diet components and the medical complications associated with nonadherence. A series of laboratory results consisting of serum phosphorus, serum potassium, and interdialytic weight gain divided the population as adherent or nonadherent. Data analysis showed no significant difference in renal knowledge scores between adherent and nonadherent participants (p<0.05). This indicates that education is not a significant factor in dietary nonadherence. Methods of behavior change should be explored to improve adherence.
Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., RD, LD (Advisor)
Eun-Jeong (Angie) Ha, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Tanya Falcone, MS, RD, LD (Committee Member)
Nutrition

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  • Hagens, K. L. (2019). DIFFERENCES IN RENAL DIET AND MEDICAL SYMPTOM KNOWLEDGE IN DIET ADHERENT AND DIET NONADHERENT ADULT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent155502970586852

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hagens, Kelsey. DIFFERENCES IN RENAL DIET AND MEDICAL SYMPTOM KNOWLEDGE IN DIET ADHERENT AND DIET NONADHERENT ADULT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS. 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent155502970586852.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hagens, Kelsey. "DIFFERENCES IN RENAL DIET AND MEDICAL SYMPTOM KNOWLEDGE IN DIET ADHERENT AND DIET NONADHERENT ADULT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent155502970586852

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