| Title: |
The effect of nursing care based on kolcaba's comfort theory on symptom severity and comfort of hemodialysis patients |
| Authors: |
Goke Arslan, Gamze; Cinar Yucel, Sebnem |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Subject Terms: |
Care; Comfort; Dialysis Symptoms; Nursing; Patient |
| Description: |
Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of nursing care structured according to Kolcaba's comfort theory and given to hemodialysis patients on their symptom severity and comfort. Design: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 46 patients; 22 were in the intervention group and 24 were in the control group, who received treatment in the hemodialysis unit of a training and research hospital in Türkiye between November 2021 and May 2022. Methods: The Patient Information Form (PIF), Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI) and Hemodialysis Comfort Scale-Version II (HDCS-II) were used to collect data. Results: While the mean DSI scores decreased in the intervention group over time, they increased in the control group. The mean score obtained from the overall HDCS-II increased over time in three follow-ups performed at different times in the intervention group. The mean score obtained from the overall HDCS-II decreased over time in three follow-ups performed at different times in the control group. Conclusions: In the present study, nursing care structured according to Kolcaba's Comfort Theory given to hemodialysis patients reduced the severity of the symptoms in the participants and increased their comfort levels. © 2025 International Society for Hemodialysis. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Hemodialysis International; Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı; https://doi.org/10.1111/hdi.70009; https://hdl.handle.net/11492/11322; WOS:001529708500001 |
| DOI: |
10.1111/hdi.70009 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11492/11322; https://doi.org/10.1111/hdi.70009 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.1F9CB4AE |
| Database: |
BASE |