The Effect of Nursing Care Based on Kolcaba's Comfort Theory on Symptom Severity and Comfort of Hemodialysis Patients
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2025
Yazarlar: Gamze Goke Arslan, Şebnem ÇINAR YÜCEL
Hemodialysis International, Uluslararası, Wos, 2025, cilt 30, ss 194-206
DOI: 10.1111/hdi.70009
Özet
AIM: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of nursing care structured according to Kolcaba's comfort theory and given to hemodialysis patients on their symptom severity and comfort. DESIGN: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with 46 patients; 22 were in the intervention group and 24 were in the control group, who received treatment in the hemodialysis unit of a training and research hospital in Türkiye between November 2021 and May 2022. METHODS: The Patient Information Form (PIF), Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI) and Hemodialysis Comfort Scale-Version II (HDCS-II) were used to collect data. RESULTS: While the mean DSI scores decreased in the intervention group over time, they increased in the control group. The mean score obtained from the overall HDCS-II increased over time in three follow-ups performed at different times in the intervention group. The mean score obtained from the overall HDCS-II decreased over time in three follow-ups performed at different times in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: In the present study, nursing care structured according to Kolcaba's Comfort Theory given to hemodialysis patients reduced the severity of the symptoms in the participants and increased their comfort levels.