End-stage Renal Patients’ Lifestyle after Receiving Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

Abstract

This mixed method research aimed to study life after receiving peritoneal dialysis treatment in patients with chronic kidney failure. Informants were 40 patients receiving continuing peritoneal dialysis treatments. Research instruments included questionnaires on general information, assessment of knowledge and understanding of continuous peritoneal dialysis, self-care behavior assessment to prevent complications forms, self-assessment on management of daily living, and the semi-structured interview guide for data collections.

Results on quantitative data showed that most patients had a high level of knowledge and understanding about peritoneal dialysis at 87.50 percent (=25, SD=1.61) and a high level of self-care behaviors to prevent complications at 75.0 percent (=89.92, SD=8.61). Additionally, self-management in daily life was at a high level at 87.50 percent (=77.27, SD=8.81). Data from interviews were found that 1) the patients had knowledge and understanding about dialysis; 2) the patients had self-care behavior to prevent complications; 3) peritoneal dialysis is an obstacle in daily life; and 4) the patients expected to have a normal life under peritoneal dialysis treatment.

This study can be used as a guideline for planning for changing health behaviors in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis treatment and then developed as a practice guideline for promoting self-care for patients receiving continuous peritoneal dialysis treatment to reduce complications and support patients to have a better quality of life.