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KMID : 0869520120180010009
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Journal of East-West Nirsing Research
2012 Volume.18 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.17
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The Effects of an Individual Educational Program on Self-care Knowledge and Self-care Behavior in Kidney Transplantation Patients
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Sim Mi-Kyung
Son Sun-Young
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an individual educational program on self-care knowledge and self-care behavior in kidney transplantation patients.
Methods: The kidney transplantation patients were recruited from a transplantation center, at a university hospital located in Korea. Data were collected from June 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011. The research design was a nonequivalent one group pre-post test. Forty-two subjects were participated two times individually in an educational program given by the researcher.
Results: After the intervention, the participants showed a significant increase in self-care knowledge(t=-4.10, p=.000) and self-care behavior (t=-6.07, p=.000) than before the intervention.
Conclusion: This results suggest that the program developed in this study can be considered an effective nursing intervention for health promotion, prevention of complication and self-care behavior in kidney transplantation patients.
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KEYWORD
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Kidney transplantation, Patient education, Self-care, Knowledge
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