Determination of Nursing Care Perceptions of Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, it is aimed to determine theperceptions of the patients receiving hemodialysistreatment about the nursing care they receive and toinvestigate the factors affecting this perception.Materials and Methods: This research was plannedas a descriptive study by using quantitative researchmethods. The sample of the study consisted of 50patients who were diagnosed with chronic renalfailure and received hemodialysis treatment in ahospital operating in the province of Kayseri.Results: It was determined that the mean age of thehemodialysis patients included in the study was60.2313.60 years and the gender of 54 % was male(n=27). The total mean score of hemodialysispatients from the "Patient's Perception of NursingCare" scale is 68.317.38.Conclusions: As a result of our study, it wasdetermined that the patients' perception of care andthus their care satisfaction were at a high level.