Background & aim: Depression is the most common psychopathological disorder among hemodialysis patients. This disorder can reduce the quality of life of patients. adequacy of dialysis and demographic characteristic can be effective factors in the prevalence of depression disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between depression and dialysis adequacy and demographic ch...

  Background and purpose: Using practical and non-invasive methods to improve the adequacy of dialysis (i.e. Kt/V) can increase the quality of life and decrease the mortality and morbidity rate in patients under hemodialysis. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of intermittent normal saline bolus on adequacy of dialysis. Materials and methods: In this randomized controlled...

 Background:Inadequacy of dialysisincreasesthecomplicationsofend-stagerenaldisease, duration of hospitalization and costs imposed. The methods enhancing the adequacy of dialysis in these patients are high effective in prognoses and it is importantin the managementofthesepatients. In view oftheincreasingofadequacyisthegoal of nursing, thisstudy was toevaluate the effectofStepwise Dialys...

Background &Objective: The inadequacy of dialysis is one of the determinants of inability in hemodialysis patients. Due to the lack of clarity of the adequacy of dialysis in hemodialysis patients in Shahid Ayatollah Ashrafi Esfahani Hospital in Tehran, and since there has not been a similar study in this area, this study was the first study to evaluate the adequacy of dialysis in patients under...

Introduction & Objective: Cardiovascular diseases and inadequacy of dialysis are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the dialyzing patients. Improvement of the dialysis efficacy has important role in improving the patient’s prognosis. Aim of the current study was to determine the adequacy of dialysis in patients under hemodialysis in dialysis department of Ekbatan Hospital of Hamad...

Background and purpose: Poor adherence is usually a major problem in hemodialysis patients. This study assessed the effect of telephone consultation and follow-up on treatment adherence and dialysis adequacy in hemodialysis patients. Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out in Zanjan, Iran 2015-2016. In this study, 86 hemodialysis patients were selected via convenie...

Background and purpose: Hemodialysis adequacy is one of the key factors in evaluating the health services provided for hemodialysis patients. This study was performed to determine the adequacy of dialysis with low-flux membrane in Hamadan Shahid Beheshti Hospital at 2011. Materials and methods: In a cross sectional descriptive study, 40 patients were put on low-flux membrane (FR6). Blood sam...