title: Use of a knowledge-attitude-behaviour education programme for Chinese adults undergoing maintenance haemodialysis: Randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of a knowledge-attitude-behaviour health education model on acquisition of disease-related knowledge and self-management behaviour by patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients recently prescribed MHD were randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention group. Control group patients were treated with usual care and general education models. A specialist knowledge-attitude-behaviour health education model was applied to patients in the intervention group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eighty-six patients were included (n = 43 per group). Before intervention, there were no significant between-group differences in disease knowledge and self-management behaviour. After 6 months' intervention, a significant between-group difference in acquisition of disease knowledge was observed. Self-management behaviour scores (control of body mass, reasonable diet, correct drug intake, physical activity, correct fistula care, disease condition monitoring, psychological and social behaviours) for the intervention group were also higher than those for the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These preliminary findings suggest that the knowledge-attitude-behaviour model appears to be a valuable tool for the health education of MHD patients.
authors.affiliation: Ward 3, Department of Nephrology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China Liuyueping11@163.com.
authors.forename: Yue-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Blood Purification Centre, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Blood Purification Centre, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Li-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: An
authors.affiliation: Blood Purification Centre, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012648:Self Care
keywords: Knowledge-attitude-behaviour model; health education; maintenance haemodialysis; self-management behaviour