a comparison of face to face and video-based education on attitude related to diet and fluids: adherence in hemodialysis patients

introduction: adherence to diet and fluids is the cornerstone of patients undergoing hemodialysis. by informing hemodialysis patients we can help them have a proper diet and reduce mortality and complications of toxins. face to face education is one of the most common methods of training in health care system. but advantages of video- based education are being simple and cost-effective, although this method is virtual. materials and methods: seventy-five hemodialysis patients were divided randomly into face to face and video-based education groups. a training manual was designed based on orem’s self-care model. content of training manual was same in both the groups. in the face to face group, 2 educational sessions were accomplished during dialysis with a 1-week time interval. in the video-based education group, a produced film, separated to 2 episodes was presented during dialysis with a 1-week time interval. an attitude questionnaire was completed as a pretest and at the end of weeks 2 and 4. spss software version 11.5 was used for analysis. results: attitudes about fluid and diet adherence at the end of weeks 2 and 4 are not significantly different in face to face or video-based education groups. the patients’ attitude had a significant difference in face to face group between the 3 study phases (pre-, 2, and 4 weeks postintervention). the same results were obtained in 3 phases of video-based education group. conclusion: our findings showed that video-based education could be as effective as face to face method. it is recommended that more investment be devoted to video-based education.