Effect of visits by WeChat on compliance of patients with hyperphosphatemia undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of visits by WeChat on the compliance of patients with hyperphosphatemia undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Methods 40 patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and regularly followed up at Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from May, 2018 to February, 2019 were selected. The patients were followed up for more than 4 months through a WeChat group. Before and after the intervention, Morisky Drug Compliance Scale was used to evaluate the patients' drug compliance. The subjective satisfaction, general satisfaction, and dissatisfaction were used to evaluate the patients' satisfaction with nursing services. The data before the patients joining the WeChat group and at the last follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. The compliance, blood phosphorus, blood calcium, and nursing satisfaction of the patients were recorded. Results The patients' compliance, blood phosphorus, and nursing satisfaction were (7.14±0.73), (1.92±0.34) mmol/L, and 97.5% after the intervention, which were significantly better than those before the intervention [(5.11 ± 1.36), (2.11 ± 0.32) mmol/L, and 80.0%; all P 0.05]. Conclusion Visits by WeChat can improve the compliance of patients with hyperphosphatemia undergoing peritoneal dialysis and the satisfaction of nursing service, and reduce blood phosphorus. Key words: Visits by WeChat; Peritoneal dialysis; Hyperphosphatemia; Medication compliance