Impact of Nurses´ Solution-focused Communication on the Fluid Adherence of Adult Patients on Hemodialysis

NCT ID: NCT03432988

Last Updated: 2018-02-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-04-01

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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Aim: To test the hypothesis that fluid adherence in patients on hemodialysis can be improved through nurses´ solution-focused communication with patients on issues of adherence.

Design: Single-group quasi-experimental study. Method: A one-month baseline of inter-dialytic weight gain was taken for a group of 36 adult patients in a hospital hemodialysis unit. Then, the nurses of the unit received an 5-hour training in solution-focused communication on issues of fluid adherence and applied it with the patients of the sample. Inter-dialytic weight gains (IDWG) were measured during another month. Six months after the training, IDWG was again measured during one month.

Detailed Description

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Design A single-group quasi-experimental design was carried out. The IDWG was the dependent variable, expressed as the weight gain in kilograms between dialysis sessions. A base-line was established by taking IDWG data for one month; after the nurses training, IDWG data were taken for another month. Follow-up was carried out six months later.

Methods

Participants 36 patients of a hemodialysis unit in a public hospital were invited to participate in the study. All accepted and gave written informed consent. Nurses were two women (39 and 37 years old) and one man (30 years old).

The intervention Training. Two two-hour training modules were designed by two recognized solution-focused therapy experts. In each module, participants watched videos that illustrated solution-focused communication on fluid adherence, and practiced the skills in role-plays.

Solution-focused communication on IDWG. In the case of IDWG improvement, nurses were trained to congratulate the patient and then to explore in detail, from a stance of curiosity, how nurses had accomplished the weight reduction. Nurses were trained to invite patients to share specific behavioral details and also to describe their own behavior from the perspective of significant family members. Nurses were also taught to compliment patients on their accomplishments and to invite them to keep track of anything else they might find useful to control fluid intake over the next days.

In the case of IDWG worsening, nurses were encouraged to validate patients´ difficulties and empathize with their predicament.

A repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Student's t were used to analyze the changes in patient's IDWG over time.

Conditions

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Renal Dialysis

Study Design

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Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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nurses in the hemodialysis service

Nursing Solution-Focused: Two two-hour training modules were designed by two recognized solution-focused therapy experts. In each module, participants watched videos that illustrated solution-focused communication on fluid adherence, and practiced the skills in role-plays.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nursing Solution-Focused

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Two two-hour training modules were designed. In each module, participants watched videos that illustrated solution-focused communication on fluid adherence, and practiced the skills in role-plays. Solution-focused communication on IDWG. In the case of IDWG improvement, nurses were trained to congratulate the patient and then to explore in detail, from a stance of curiosity, how s/he had accomplished the weight reduction. Nurses were trained to invite patients to share specific behavioral details, to describe their own behavior from the perspective of significant family members and also to compliment patients on their accomplishments and to invite them to keep track of anything else they might find useful to control fluid intake over the next days.

Interventions

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Nursing Solution-Focused

Two two-hour training modules were designed. In each module, participants watched videos that illustrated solution-focused communication on fluid adherence, and practiced the skills in role-plays. Solution-focused communication on IDWG. In the case of IDWG improvement, nurses were trained to congratulate the patient and then to explore in detail, from a stance of curiosity, how s/he had accomplished the weight reduction. Nurses were trained to invite patients to share specific behavioral details, to describe their own behavior from the perspective of significant family members and also to compliment patients on their accomplishments and to invite them to keep track of anything else they might find useful to control fluid intake over the next days.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 0

Exclusion Criteria

* 0
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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María del Carmen Neipp

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alberto Pastor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

Locations

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María del Carmen Neipp

Elche, Alicante, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Baines LS, Jindal RM. Non-compliance in patients receiving haemodialysis: an in-depth review. Nephron. 2000 May;85(1):1-7. doi: 10.1159/000045622. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10773748 (View on PubMed)

Idier L, Untas A, Koleck M, Chauveau P, Rascle N. Assessment and effects of Therapeutic Patient Education for patients in hemodialysis: a systematic review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2011 Dec;48(12):1570-86. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.08.006. Epub 2011 Sep 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21924423 (View on PubMed)

Kugler C, Maeding I, Russell CL. Non-adherence in patients on chronic hemodialysis: an international comparison study. J Nephrol. 2011 May-Jun;24(3):366-75. doi: 10.5301/JN.2010.5823.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20954134 (View on PubMed)

McAllister M. Doing practice differently: solution-focused nursing. J Adv Nurs. 2003 Mar;41(6):528-35. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02564.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12622862 (View on PubMed)

McGee D, Del Vento A, Bavelas JB. An interactional model of questions as therapeutic interventions. J Marital Fam Ther. 2005 Oct;31(4):371-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2005.tb01577.x. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16294686 (View on PubMed)

Morgan L. A decade review: methods to improve adherence to the treatment regimen among hemodialysis patients. Nephrol Nurs J. 2000 Jun;27(3):299-304.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11249328 (View on PubMed)

Matteson ML, Russell C. Interventions to improve hemodialysis adherence: a systematic review of randomized-controlled trials. Hemodial Int. 2010 Oct;14(4):370-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00462.x. Epub 2010 Aug 27.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20796047 (View on PubMed)

Bowles N, Mackintosh C, Torn A. Nurses' communication skills: an evaluation of the impact of solution-focused communication training. J Adv Nurs. 2001 Nov;36(3):347-54. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01979.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11686749 (View on PubMed)

Beyebach M, Neipp MDC, Garcia-Moreno M, Gonzalez-Sanchez I. IMPACT of nurses' solution-focused communication on the fluid adherence of adult patients on haemodialysis. J Adv Nurs. 2018 Nov;74(11):2654-2657. doi: 10.1111/jan.13792. Epub 2018 Aug 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29992599 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UMH-SFNursing

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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