The Influence of Education Given by Nurses to The Patients With ESRD While Making a Decision About Dialysis Modality

In this study, we aimed to determine the role of nurses on helping the patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) make a good decision about the type of dialysis treatment. Total of 129 (73 women and 56 men) consecutive patients with ESRD who were recommended renal replacement therapy (RRT) were enrolled in the study. Firstly, patients were assessed for preemptive kidney transplantation and contraindications of peritoneal dialysis by a nephrologist. Eighty one patients who were eligible for PD have been trained by a nephrology specialist or a nurse regarding the options of dialysis treatments. The average results of patients according to acceptance of PD were evaluated statistically. Among the patients offered PD-first, only 47% accepted PD. It was seen that after the education given by nephrology specialist and nurse regard to dialysis treatment options, 10 (26%) and 28 (74%) patients have choosen to carry out PD respectively (p=0.004). We think that training by nurse who has educated specially for PD can increase the proportion of patients who will choose PD except special medical indications