Effect of telephone visit for discharged patients with peritoneal dialysis catheter after surgery

Abstract

Objective To observe the effect of telephone visit for discharged patients with peritoneal dialysis catheter after surgery .Methods Sixty-seven patients with peritoneal dialysis catheter after surgery were chosen and were divided into the intervention group （ n=34 ） and the control group （ n=33 ） according to the random table .The control group received the routine health education at discharge , and the intervention group received the telephone visit （ 5 times ） after discharge .The effect of telephone visit was evaluated by the peritoneal dialysis knowledge assessment questionnaire , Nottingham health questionnarres and patient satisfaction questionnaire.Results The percent of the excellent, good, bad degrees of mastering the knowledge were respectively 52.9%, 38.2%, 8.8% in the intervention group, and were 24.2%, 30.3%, 45.5% in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （Z=-3.252,P=0.001）.The scores of sleep, physical activity, energy, pain, emotional reactions, social loneliness were respectively （10.6 ±6.3）, （8.9 ±5.2）, （22.3 ±0.5）, （18.6 ±7.3）, （13.6 ±9.3）, （15.7 ±7.6） in the intervention group, and were lower than those in the control group , and the differences were statistically significant （ t =5.436,6.532,7.674, 8.213,6.567,7.324, respectively; P〈0.01）.The patient satisfaction in the intervention group was higher than that of the control group , and the satisfaction of director of department , the chief nurse , the attending doctor and the ordinary nurses were increased （P〈0.05）.Conclusions The telephone visit and guide for discharged patients with peritoneal dialysis catheter after surgery can increase their related knowledge and skill of peritoneal dialysis , and play a positive role in the life quality of patient and satisfaction with doctors and nurses . Key words: Peritoneal dialysis; Quality of life; Patient satisfaction; Telephone visit