The effect of nurse-led interventions on non-adherence to dietary and fluid restrictions among adults receiving haemodialysis: a randomised controlled trial

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of nurse-led interventions on non-adherence to dietary and fluid restrictions among adults receiving haemodialysis. A randomised, controlled trial design was used for this study. While the interventional group received nurse-led interventions in addition to routine care, the control group received only standard care. The study found that, in the intervention group, the number of non-adherence days to diet (p=0.001) and fluid (p=0.001) restrictions have significantly decreased after the interventions. Furthermore, the between-group analysis depicted a statistically significant reduction of non-adherence days in the intervention group compared to the control group at week 10 for both diet (p=0.018) and fluid (p=0.003). However, the objective adherence to diet and fluid restrictions, based on the composite scale, showed no statistically significant improvement in the proportion of adherence in the intervention group after the interventions.