Educational intervention in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease: risk factors and associated complications

Abstract

Objective: to assess the knowledge of patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease regarding the risk factors and associated complications before and after an educational intervention. Method: an intervention and randomized study conducted with 101 participants divided into two groups of a hemodialysis sector from 2019 to July 2020. The analyses were performed using the McNemar, paired Student's t, Pearson's Chi-Square and Fisher's Exact tests, with a 5% significance level. Results: after the intervention, there was a significant reduction (p<0.05) in the number of complications such as hypotension, hypoglycemia, cramps, nausea, tremors, chills and fever. The nursing and medical team verified the participants' active stance regarding the care measures for the arteriovenous fistula and the central venous catheter. The increase in knowledge about the hemodialysis process made it possible to understand the cause of the complications associated with the treatment. Conclusion: the educational action was effective and generated positive evaluation indicators, allowing the participants to become protagonists of self-care.