IMPROVING SELF-EFFICIENCY AND TREATMENT COMPLIANCE OF DIALYZED PATIENTS - AN INTERVENTION TRAINING PROGRAME PROPOSAL

Abstract

"Improving self - efficiency and treatment compliance of dialyzed patients - an intervention training programe proposal" Abstract Chronic renal disease is one o the most invalidating disease producing major changes in patients life. Furthermore, it challenges the pa?ient to adapt to a new and fully restrictive regim marked by significant loss in the usual diet, drinking habits, social, sexual and professional behaviours. The treatment by itself forces the patient to cope with a new daily programe and medicine intake. Considering all these major and sudden changes, the patient compliance is one of the most important concern of the care team. Our study aims to describe the conditions influencing patients compliance and to propose an intervention training programe aiming to raise the compliance. Considering the self - efficiency as the mechanism that influences levels of compliance, we have analised statistically significant relationships using Pearson-2 tailed correlation. Considering the self - efficiency as the mechanism that influences levels of compliance, we have analised statistically significant relationships using Pearson-2 tailed correlation. Our results can prove that for the whole group a greater level of sel-efficiency induces a greater level of compliance. Our approch presumes that self - efficiency can be controled and enhaced by a variety of behavioral marks. The new technological resources as smartphone applications can be seen as the suport of enabling these patients category to take control of their life and to have a greater level of treatment compliance. Keywords: education, renal disease, dialysis, compliance, self - efficiency, treatment compliance