dc.description.abstract | Introduction Hemodialysis (HD) patients should be trained to develop self-care behaviors in order to prevent and preserve their arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The aim of this study was identifying the factors that affect the levels of self-care behavior with AVF by HD patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 89 patients. Results Self-care levels were negatively affected by patients' location (Azores) and positively affected by marital status, education, employment, AVF duration, and absence of complications with the AVF. Concerning the management of signs and symptoms, self-care levels were negatively affected by patients' location. Regarding prevention of complications, self-care levels were negatively affected by age and marital status and positively affected by marital status, employment, chronic kidney disease etiology, AVF duration, and previous AVF. Conclusion Further studies are required in order to confirm whether the considered factors affect levels of self-care behaviors with AVF, or whether other factors are needed as well. | en_US |
dc.department-temp | [Sousa, Clemente Neves; Ferreira Dias, Vanessa Filipa; Sousa, Rui Andre Saldanha Santos; Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Olga Maria] Univ Porto, Res Fac Med, CINTESIS Ctr Hlth Technol & Serv, Porto, Portugal; [Sousa, Clemente Neves; Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, Olga Maria; Pereira Magalhaes, Anna Luiza] Nursing Sch Porto, Rua Dr Antonio Bernardino de Almeida, P-4200072 Porto, Portugal; [Teles, Paulo] Univ Porto, Sch Econ, Porto, Portugal; [Teles, Paulo] Univ Porto, LIAAD INESC Porto LA, Porto, Portugal; [Cabral Paquete, Ana Rita] Hosp Divino Espirito Santo, Dialysis Unit, Ponta Delgada, Acores, Portugal; [Silva Manzini, Carlene Souza] Sao Carlos Fed Univ UFSCar, Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil; [Nicole, Andressa Garcia] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Nursing, Sao Paulo, Brazil; [de Souza, Lara Helk; Helu Mendonca Ribeiro, Rita Cassia] Med Sch Sao Jose do Rio Preto FAMERP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; [Lira, Marta Nunes] Getulio Vargas Hosp, Recife, PE, Brazil; [Farias de Queiroz Frazao, Cecilia Maria; Ramos, Vania Pinheiro; Leal, Luciana] Univ Fed Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil; [de Sa Basilio Lins, Silvia Maria] Fluminense Fed Univ, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; [de Sa Basilio Lins, Silvia Maria] Univ Estado Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; [Oliveira Mendonca, Ana Elza; Delgado, Millena Freire] Rio Grande do Norte Fed Univ UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil; [Trevisan Pressi, Maira | en_US |