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Objective: To assess changes in the quality of life of regular hemodialysis patients in General Hospital of Thai Binh province in 2020 after health education.
Method: An educational intervention was implemented in 90 patients with regular hemodialysis at the Department of Nephrology, Thai Binh General Hospital from December 2019 to April 2020. Direct consultations for small groups of 7-10 patients were applied, the counseling contents based on the guidelines of the US CDC, guidelines of the World Health Organization, guidelines of the National Institute of Nutrition were applied for educatiing patients. The KDQOL-SFTM version 1.3 in Vietnamese language was used to measure with Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0,90.
Results: Within a band score from 0 - 100 points, scores in the evaluation domains all increased compared to results before the intervention; specifically, the SF36 average quality of life score which was 42,19 ± 19,75; 1 month after intervention, it was increased to 45,70 ± 16,01, after 3 months, it increased to 53,85 ± 16,84. Before the intervention, kidney problems criterium scored 54,91 ± 21,69. It increased to 57,94 ± 9,62 after 1 month of intervention and 59,67 ± 10,03 after 3 months of intervention. The overall quality of life score of patients before intervention was 48,55 ± 16,75, increased to 51,82 ± 11,62 one month after intervention and increased to 56,76 ± 12,52 after 3 months of intervention (the differences were significant with p values of 0,001).
Conclusion: The health education programs improved the quality of life of regular hemodialysis patients.
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