Assess the Knowledge of Family Care Givers Regarding Haemodialysis
Abha Adlina Oriel *
RKDF College of Nursing, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
C. C. Linson
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease is a slow and progressive loss of kidney function over a period of several years. Eventually, a person will develop permanent kidney failure. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge of family care givers regarding hemodialysis of chronic renal failure patients in selected hospitals of Jabalpur. The research design selected for this study was descriptive in nature. The target population for this study was family care givers and the method of sampling was purposive sampling. The sample size was 50.A self-structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and the study findings revealed that knowledge of family care givers regarding hemodialysis of chronic renal failure patients was inadequate.
Keywords: Hemodialysis, knowledge, family care givers