Knowledge, attitude, and practices of renal diets among hemodialysis patients

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis regarding hemodialysis and its complications: a single-center, cross-sectional study in Nanjing

“…The subgroup analyses performed in this study revealed that a higher knowledge score was associated with a higher education level, which would be consistent with previous research examining knowledge of dietary guidance in patients receiving hemodialysis [17,18]. A higher knowledge score was also observed in younger respondents in this study, which would agree with a previous finding that younger patients receiving hemodialysis had better dietary knowledge than older patients [26].…”

“…Ghannadi et al reported a low practice score of 45.06 ± 12.87 points in their cohort of patients on hemodialysis, which the authors speculated may have been due to a low level of education and a poor attitude toward their condition [16]. Suboptimal practices regarding adherence to dietary recommendations were reported in 37.1-61.4% of patients receiving hemodialysis [17][18][19]. Furthermore, 97.7% of patients on hemodialysis were found to have inadequate arteriovenous fistula self-care practices [21].…”

“…For example, Ghannadi et al reported that knowledge about self-management was low in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who were receiving hemodialysis (mean score of 59.90 ± 11.23 points out of a possible maximum of 100 points) [16]. Four different studies found that knowledge of dietary guidelines was suboptimal in 49.4% [17], 39.7% [18], 52.9% [19] and 83.3% [20] of patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. A survey by Pessoa et al showed that 97.7% of patients on hemodialysis had inadequate knowledge relating to the arteriovenous fistula [21], and a study by Iqbal et al also identified deficiencies in knowledge regarding fistula care [22].…”

“…Ghannadi et al found that the majority of their patients on hemodialysis had an unfavorable attitude to self-management (a mean score of 44.27 ± 8.35 points out of a maximum score of 100 points) [16]. Furthermore, positive attitudes to dietary recommendations were observed in 40.0-74.3% of patients on hemodialysis [17][18][19][20]. Additionally, around 70% of patients receiving hemodialysis had an adequate attitude to arteriovenous fistula self-care [21], and similar results were reported in another study [22].…”

Assessment of Knowledge on Dietary Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

“…This finding is similar to the study conducted in Mangalore, India, on knowledge and practice of dietary management in patients undergoing HD, which concluded that the majority 73.3% had average knowledge, 16.7% of the subjects exhibited good knowledge, and 10% had poor knowledge [ 15 ]. It is also similar to the study conducted in Chennai, India, to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of renal diets among HD patients, which revealed that 39.7% of HD patients had average to good knowledge of renal diet but did not adhere to the diet pattern [ 16 ]. A study conducted in Karwar, Karnataka, India, aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of patients undergoing HD regarding their dietary management.…”