Abstract

ARNAU VIVES, Mª José; RUEDA JARQUE, Mar; VILPLANA MOLTO, Marisa  and  PERNAS PEREZ, Celsa. Project for the implementation of a health education programme in the care of renal transplant patients. Rev Soc Esp Enferm Nefrol [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.3, pp.7-10. ISSN 1139-1375.

At present, one of the relevant functions of the nursing role is teaching and educating, carrying out health promotion and education tasks for the population by encouraging self care. In the course of our clinical practice, we have detected the need to implement a health education programme for renal transplant patients, with the aim of preventing complications arising as a result of the treatment, adherence to treatment and lack of self care associated with renal transplants. To define the aims of our programme, we have used the PRECEDE method, one of the methods most widely used in health education. The duration of the study will be one year, and will be carried out by the Nursing team of the Nephrology Unit. Talks will be organized, at which leaflets will be handed out. The evaluation will be carried out on the basis of two tests, one to evaluate the knowledge acquired by patients and another to evaluate the methodology used by nursing staff and the educational content of the talks and leaflets. With the implementation of this programme, we want to reduce patient anxiety caused by a lack of information and knowledge, as well as the number of re-admissions due to deficient self care.

Keywords : Health education; Precede method; Renal transplant; Self care.

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