Abstract

CATONI SALAMANCA, María Isabel et al. Evaluation of the quality of a Self-Care manual for chronic haemodyalisis patients. Rev Soc Esp Enferm Nefrol [online]. 2004, vol.7, n.2, pp.51-57. ISSN 1139-1375.

This was a descriptive, crosssectional study evaluating nurses’ opinions about the quality of the “Learning to live with Haemodyalisis” Self-Care Manual, and describing the ways in which this manual could be used as an eduactional resource.The instrument that was used was adpated from the text evaluation guidelines developed by Vergara, Rodriguez, and Rittershaussen (1996). The non-probability sample included 85 nurses. The statistical analysis of the data indicated that the instrument had a Crombach alpha internal consistency reliability of 0.65. The results indicated that 90% of the nurses in the sample evaluated the format, content, and instructional aspects of the manual as appropriate. The nurses recommended several improvements in the manual, includingenhacing the legibility, incorporating more strategies to motivate patient learning, and to clarifyhow to use a manual. A total of 48.2% of thenurses in the sample had used the Manual as a resource for patient education. The most commoneducational activities developed using the manual were reading and discussion with patients during their haemodyalisis sessions.

Keywords : Evaluation; Printed materia; Health education; Self-Care; Haemodyalisis.

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