Zeliha Cengiz and Meral Ozkan
Inonu University, Turkey
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care
Aim: This study was conducted
in order to determine the
effect of the training, provided
for the patients undergoing
hemodialysis in accordance with
the Health Belief Model (HBM),
on rational drug use.
Material and Method: The first
stage of the study, which was
conducted in two stages, was
carried out methodologically
and the second stage was
carried out as the pretestposttest
randomized controlled
trial model. The population of
the study was composed of all
the patients (n=396) receiving
hemodialysis treatment in the
dialysis units where the study
was conducted. As a result of
the power analysis, the sample
size was decided to be 132 (66
patients in the experimental
group, 66 patients in the control
group). The study was conducted
in Malatya and Elazig cities
between March 2017-September
2018. The data were collected
using the patient information
form and the rational drug use
scale(RDUS)â? prepared by the
researchers. The training on
rational drug use was provided to
the patients in the experimental
group in accordance with the
HBM twice at 15day intervals.
The descriptive statistics,
Cronbachâ??s alpha, chi-square and
dependent and independent
samples t-test were used to
assess the data.
Results: According to the pretest
measurement data, the RDUS
mean score of the experimental
group was 60.29±10.17 and the
RDUS mean score of the control
group was 62.85±9.94. According
to the posttest measurement
data, the RDUS mean score of
the experimental group was
78.80±8.16 and the mean
score of the control group was
63.48±9.77. It was determined
that the difference between
the pretest scores of the
experimental and control groups
was not statistically significant
and the difference between
the posttest mean scores was
significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: In the analyses, it
was determined that the training
provided in accordance with
HBM increased the rational drug
use of the patients undergoing
hemodialysis. It may be
recommended to use RDUS to
measure the rational drug use,
to use HBM as a guide in the
training to be provided on the
rational drug use and to provide
the training on rational drug
use for the patients undergoing
hemodialysis.
Zeliha Cengiz is a PhD student in the Fundamentals of Nursing. She has more than 8years of history in nursing prefession. She is currently working research assistans at Inonu University Facult of Nursing.
E-mail: snmzzlh33@hotmail.com
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