title: [The relevance of a patient education programme for self-management of home peritoneal dialysis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nursing care is an essential part of the management of patients undergoing home peritoneal dialysis. The institution of an educational pathway facilitates ease and safety of self-management of peritoneal dialysis (PD) procedures.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the relevance of a nurse-guided training programme for PD patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire regarding quality of life was administered to patients undergoing PD at the Cardinal Massaia Hospital in Asti, Italy. The EQ-5D questionnaire was used with the adjunct of some study- specific questions. Prior research of relevant Pubmed references had also been performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our data confirm other works in the literature emphasising the central role of nurses during educational processes involving PD patients. The quality of life of these patients improved notably when compared to controls who had not followed an education programme. In fact, a higher average quality of life was reported by patients enrolled in our study when compared to that found in other studies. Nurses involved in our PD educational programme follow international guideline sources.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patient education is a fundamental and on-going part of the process of nursing care and contributes to the well-being, safety, independence and compliance of patients undergoing PD at home.
authors.forename: Andrea Piercarlo
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ugonia
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000451:nursing*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires