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An Intervention to Improve Health Literacy, Self-management, and Fluid Adherence in Adults Receiving Haemodialysis: Feasibility Trial Results

Concurrent

Concurrent

10:10 am

15 June 2024

P10

Session 9b: Concurrent 3.1

Talk Description

434R - Research Paper

Abstract
Aim:
To evaluate the feasibility of an intervention to improve health literacy, self-management and fluid adherence in adults receiving HD

Method:
A pragmatic, cluster, randomised control feasibility trial involving adults on HD for at least 3 months. Control group participants received standard care with the intervention group receiving standard care plus a 12-week self-management education program. The intervention included four face-to-face individual teach-back sessions and health education by a registered nurse. Primary outcomes were feasibility of participant recruitment, completion rates of patient-reported outcome measures (PROM), and retention rate.

Results:
The study recruitment rate was 53.2% (50/94 screened). Fifty participants (mean age 52 years) were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 25) and control groups (n = 25). Overall PROM completion rates at baseline and 12 weeks were 88% and 90% respectively. After 12 weeks, retention rates for the intervention and control groups were 96% and 92% respectively.

Conclusion:
The successful recruitment and retention of participants suggest that the intervention is feasible to deliver in the clinical setting during HD treatment for people with varying health literacy abilities. Evidence from this study will inform the design of a larger efficacy trial. 

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