CAN USING A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR ASSESSMENT OF HOME VISITS TO PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE TREATMENT OUTCOME?

KAZANCIOĞLU R., Ozturk S., Ekiz S., Yucel L., Dogan S.

JOURNAL OF RENAL CARE, vol.34, no.2, pp.59-63, 2008 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2008.00023.x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RENAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.59-63
  • Keywords: Home visits, Knowledge, Peritoneal dialysis, Peritonitis, Skills
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Training provided by dialysis nurses to the patients is of great importance in peritoneal dialysis (PD). This study aimed to examine how PD patients continue with the training and practice taught in this unit and correlate these data with the incidence of peritonitis.