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Effects of physical activity by the teach-back educational method on the physical ability and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: a clinical trial† Cover

Effects of physical activity by the teach-back educational method on the physical ability and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: a clinical trial†

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|Jun 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

The CONSORT of the research steps.
The CONSORT of the research steps.

Comparison of categorized demographic characteristics of participants in the control and intervention groups_

Demographic characteristicIntervention groupControl groupP-value
Number (percent)Number (percent)
Gender0.387
  Female22 (48.9)26 (57.8)
  Male23 (51.1)19 (42.2)
Marital status0.148
  Married26 (57.8)26 (57.8)
  Single13 (28.9)14 (31.1)
  Divorced5 (11.1)4 (8.9)
  Spouse of the deceased1 (2.2)1 (2.2)
Level of education0.329
  High school25 (55.6)11 (24.4)
  Diploma14 (31.1)27 (60.0)
  College education6 (13.4)7 (15.6)
Employment status0.231
  Housewife20 (44.4)22 (48.9)
  Employee7 (15.6)6 (13.3)
  Self-employed9 (20.0)8 (17.8)
  Retired9 (20.0)9 (20.0)

Block randomization of subjects in intervention and control groups_

Patient numberGroupPatient numberGroupPatient numberGroupPatient numberGroupPatient numberGroup
1A25A49A67B85A
2B26B50A68A86B
3A27A51B69B87A
4B28B52B70A88B
5A29A53A71A89A
6B30B54B72B90B
7B31B55B73B
8A32A56A74A
9B33B57A75A
10A34A58B76B
11B35B59A77A
12A36A60B78B
13B37A61B79B
14A38B62B80B
15B39B63A81A
16A40A64A82A
17B41A65A83A
18A42B66B84B

Evaluation and comparison of the 6MWD between control and intervention groups before the intervention and after the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th weeks (M ± SD)_

Before interventionWk2Wk4Wk6Wk8Wk10Wk12
InterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControl
SMWT232.22214.08233.17 234.86 238.98 245.17 248.46 250.55240.22P < 0.001
(68.17)(75.33)(65.58) (68.12) (69.67) (73.93) (71.33) (71.92)(73.92)

Frequency of age and duration of hemodialysis treatment in control and intervention groups_

CharacteristicInterventionControlP-value
MeanSDMeanSD
Age (years)43.2810.3144.209.850.669
Duration of hemodialysis treatment (years)11.7641.2111.7641.191

Comparison of the means (±SD) of different dimensions of the QOL in the intervention and control groups before the intervention and after the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th weeks (M ± SD)_

DimensionBefore interventionWk2Wk4Wk6Wk8Wk10Wk12
InterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControlInterventionControl
Symptoms and problems33.9133.5532.97 32.19 32.66 32.26 29.75 30.932.13F = 9.009
9.79.910.3 10.9 10.1 10.4 11.07 9.210.5P < 0.001
Effect of kidney disease25.1125.2625.70 25.31 25.43 24.60 24.73 24.1124.66F=8.310
7.27.38.1 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.9 8.88.7P < 0.001
Kidney disease burden10.8010.6610.64 10.60 11.08 11.0 10.46 10.7510.64F=2.555
4.34.34.1 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.64.7P = 0.052
Working status3.483.513.51 3.51 3.51 3.51 3.51 3.513.53F=
0.50.50.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.50.5P =
Cognitive function9.038.758.42 9.46 8.07 9.30 8.78 9.179.14F = 14.802
2.742.93.2 3.3 2.6 2.6 3.4 3.83.6P < 0.001
Quality of social interactions9.959.9510.30 10.00 10.15 9.90 9.60 9.379.30F = 4.303
2.93.22.8 3.2 3.04 2.9 2.45 3.33.1P = 0.007
Sexual function7.247.227.48 6.88 7.14 7.14 6.85 6.976.92F = 14.325
3.052.93.1 2.9 3.08 3.08 3.05 3.02.9P < 0.001
Sleep16.4116.3816.55 15.89 15.21 16.73 16.97 16.4516.47F = 3.605
3.33.43.5 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.13.3P = 0.026
Social support7.077.137.24 7.22 7.02 7.02 6.93 7.086.91F = 3.596
1.631.611.49 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.8 1.51.5P = 0.037
Encourage dialysis staff4.954.884.79 4.70 4.54 4.54 4.61 4.654.83F = 5.668
3.23.002.8 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.92.9P < 0.001
Patient satisfaction4.474.454.38 4.61 4.97 4.88 5.38 5.155.11F = 7.894
3.13.13.1 3.01 2.86 2.78 2.74 2.893.04P < 0.003
Physical function21.821.3021.59 21.04 20.83 20.80 21.52 21.3821.53F = 5.332
4.975.135.04 5.19 5.45 5.58 5.11 5.164.38P = 0.006
Restrictions of role due to physical problems6.006.066.26 6.33 6.42 6.55 6.13 6.066.13F = 3.804
1.661.671.35 1.50 1.51 1.47 1.45 1.451.52P= 0.019
Pain8.308.277.90 7.86 7.47 7.00 7.31 6.566.52F = 18.943
2.222.292.54 2.92 2.37 2.15 1.82 2.292.22P < 0.001
General health16.8416.9316.61 15.97 16.17 15.45 15.18 15.1515.04F = 24.572
3.243.232.95 3.17 3.22 2.70 2.99 3.283.34P < 0.001
Sense of well-being psychologically17.7317.9217.78 17.54 17.47 17.00 17.59 17.2117.02F = 2.412
2.652.552.29 1.69 2.43 2.29 2.24 2.632.69P = 0.087
Restrictions on role due to emotional problems5.295.255.36 5.19 5.26 5.14 5.09 5.045.13F = 7.294
1.071.121.13 1.22 1.11 1.25 1.28 1.301.25P*=0.002
Social performance5.865.865.59 6.02 6.38 6.40 6.56 6.476.43F = 13.203
1.031.121.46 1.54 1.60 2.19 1.99 2.212.44P < 0.001
Vitality13.6013.9114.37 13.66 13.95 13.20 13.60 13.4813.57F = 4.954
2.532.792.32 2.08 2.51 2.86 2.57 2.062.91P = 0.009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0027 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 223 - 231
Submitted on: Oct 13, 2022
Accepted on: Nov 21, 2022
Published on: Jun 22, 2023
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

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