Effectiveness of a phosphorous educational program for dialysis patients.
Fifty-four percent of all dialysis patients followed by a single center had elevated serum phosphorus levels on more than 25% of all measurements. A phosphorus patient education program was developed and implemented and knowledge was measured with a pretest and posttest. The continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis group had a significant increase in knowledge and a minor, but statistically significant, decrease in serum phosphorus after participating in the education program. In contrast, center hemodialysis patients did not demonstrate a significant increase in knowledge or decrease in serum phosphorus. These different outcomes could not be attributed to specific differences between the two groups. Serum phosphorus control is a complex process, and this education program did not result in a clinically significant improvement in serum phosphorus levels.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology
D010758:Phosphorus