Effect of a behavioral self-regulation intervention on patient adherence in hemodialysis
Abstract
The present study examined the efficacy of a behavioral intervention designed to increase adherence to fluid-intake restrictions among hemodialysis patients. Twenty intervention-group patients were compared with 20 matched control patients on an indicator of fluid-intake adherence at 3 time points. The Group X Time interaction was significant, indicating that patients in the 2 groups exhibited a differential pattern of change in fluid-intake adherence across the follow-up period. The intervention and control groups did not differ significantly in terms of adherence at the initial postintervention period but did differ at the 8-week follow-up. The observed group differences were, in part, due to a trend toward increasingly better adherence in the intervention group and poorer adherence in the control group across the follow-up period. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Suggested Citation
Alan J. Christensen, Patricia J. Moran, John S. Wiebe, Shawna L. Ehlers, and William J. Lawton. "Effect of a behavioral self-regulation intervention on patient adherence in hemodialysis" Health Psychology 21.4 (2002): 393-397.