Adherence with Therapeutic Regimen among Chronic Renal Failure Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis

Abstract

Background: Adherence with the prescribed medical regimen is a crucial factor for achieving good therapeutic results in dialysis patients. This study aimed to: Assess adherence of chronic renal failure patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis with therapeutic regimen.
Subjects and Method: Setting: In the dialysis Unitat university hospitals, Saudi Arabia. Subjects: A convenience sample of200 adult patients with CRF admitted to Hemodialysis Units at Scheduled. Three tools were used, Tool (I) Structured interview schedule. Tool (II)Patient’s knowledge assessment questionnaire, Tool (III) GR-Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire Hemodialysis.
Results : It was observed that vast majority (83%) of studied patients had adherence with medication , more than two third (68.5%) of studied patients had adherence with follow up , while more than half (55.5%) had in-adherence with dietary instructions and (44.5%) had adherence .there was a high positive significant correlation between knowledge score and adherence .
Conclusion: the results revealed that studied patients with good knowledge score appeared adherence with the GR-SMAQ-HD scale, while studied patients who had poor knowledge appeared In-adherence. Recommendations: Counseling should be provided for all patients who are undergoing Hemodialysis that helps in preparation of them and give advice in adherence of therapeutic regimen.