Effectiveness of renal nursing intervention package on knowledge stress and quality of life among haemodialysis patients

Abstract

Haemodialysis affects the quality of life of the individual with renal newlinefailure due to their stress related to long term therapy and modifications newlineneeded in their life style which needs education about the disease, care of newlinefistula, compliance to the treatment and management of complications. A single-group pretest and post-test study was conducted among 35 newlineMultiple sclerosis (MS) patients to evaluate the effectiveness of progressive newlinemuscle relaxation exercises on fatigue and sleep quality in Eastern Turkey. newlineThe study findings concluded that fatigue scores were observed to have newlinedecreased after PMRT (p lt0.001). This finding shows that PMRT applied for 5 20-minute for 1 hour is effective in reducing fatigue and promote sleep in newlinepatients with MS. (Nuray et al, 2012). There are several complementary newlinetherapies are mushrooming which includes acupuncture, aroma therapy, newlinehypnosis, massage, natural healing, reflexology, reiki, spiritual healing etc to newlineimprove the quality of life of patient. But when comparing to the other therapy newlinePMRT is more effective to promote quality of life of patient undergoing newlinehaemodialysis. newline By reaching for the better understanding of the day to day stress and newlineconcerns of patients, the staff in renal units can promote the quality of life with newlineappropriate support. Hence renal nursing intervention package was planned newlinewhich includes the educational intervention and progressive muscle relaxation newlinetechnique. The improvement in the level of knowledge and stress reduction newlinecan enhance the quality of life of haemodialysis patients. newline