Symptom Management Program for Hemodialysis Patients

Symptom Management Program for Hemodialysis Patients

Self-management intervention may decrease symptom burden and improve functioning over time.

Self-management intervention (strategies) may decrease symptom burden (sleep disturbance, tiredness; itching and numbness) and improve functioning (social, physical and emotional) over time(baseline, 3 weeks and 8 weeks).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age ≥ 18 years old,
2. on HD three times a week,
3. received HD for ≥ six months,
4. read and write English,
5. have telephone service.

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of dementia,
• acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and active cancer, and
• inability to give informed consent.