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. 2022 Oct;26(5):992-998.
doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.13788. Epub 2022 Jan 24.

Effects of demographic and clinical character on differences in self-care behavior levels with arteriovenous fistula by hemodialysis patients: An ordinal logistic regression approach

Clemente Neves Sousa  1   2 , Paulo Teles  3 , Ana Rita Cabral Paquete  4 , Vanessa Filipa Ferreira Dias  1 , Carlene Souza Silva Manzini  5 , Andressa Garcia Nicole  6 , Rui André Saldanha Santos Sousa  1 , Lara Helk de Souza  7 , Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro  1   2 , Marta Nunes Lira  8 , Cecília Maria Farias de Queiroz Frazão  9 , Vânia Pinheiro Ramos  9 , Luciana Leal  9 , Rita Cássia Helú Mendonça Ribeiro  7 , Anna Luiza Pereira Magalhães  2 , Sílvia Maria de Sá Basílio Lins  10 , Ana Elza Oliveira Mendonça  11 , Millena Freire Delgado  11 , Maira Maria Trevisan Pressi  12 , Nicole Trevisan Pressi  12   13 , Luís Campos  14 , Tiago Campos  14 , Diana Gonçalves  14 , Edgar Ribeiro  14 , Nurten Ozen  15
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Effects of demographic and clinical character on differences in self-care behavior levels with arteriovenous fistula by hemodialysis patients: An ordinal logistic regression approach

Clemente Neves Sousa et al. Ther Apher Dial. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: Hemodialysis (HD) patients should be trained to develop self-care behaviors in order to prevent and preserve their arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The aim of this study was identifying the factors that affect the levels of self-care behavior with AVF by HD patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 89 patients.

Results: Self-care levels were negatively affected by patients' location (Azores) and positively affected by marital status, education, employment, AVF duration, and absence of complications with the AVF. Concerning the management of signs and symptoms, self-care levels were negatively affected by patients' location. Regarding prevention of complications, self-care levels were negatively affected by age and marital status and positively affected by marital status, employment, chronic kidney disease etiology, AVF duration, and previous AVF.

Conclusion: Further studies are required in order to confirm whether the considered factors affect levels of self-care behaviors with AVF, or whether other factors are needed as well.

Keywords: arteriovenous fistula; hemodialysis; self-care behaviors; vascular access.

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