ADHERENCE TO FLUID RESTRICTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE
Fajar Agung Nugroho, Dewi Ayu Rahmawati, Hendri Tamara Yuda

STIKES Muhammadiyah Gombong

Abstract

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease should restrict the amount of liquid during their life. If they cannot control it, their body gets fluid overload and have harmful effects such as difficulty breathing and swelling. These problems can cause major changes in patients^ lifestyle and their quality of life.
Aim: find out the relationship of adherence to fluid restriction and quality of life in patients with chronic kidney failure.
Method: This research used a descriptive correlation design with a Cross-Sectional approach. The sample of this study was 40 patients undergoing hemodialysis in PKU Muhammadiyah hospital of Gombong. It was conducted in March-April 2020. The respondents were selected by purposive sampling technique. Adherence to fluid restriction questionnaire and quality of life questionnaire were used as research instruments. Data were analyzed descriptively using the Spearman rank test.
Results: Patients take control of fluid intake during the hemodialysis process in the adherence category (67,5%). Patients had a good quality of life category (65,0%). There was a significant relationship between adherence to fluid restriction with quality of life in patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing hemodialysis (p = 0.001).
Conclusion: Patients had adherent to fluid restriction during underwent hemodialysis that they had a good quality of life.
Recommendation: further study expected can measure knowledge of patients with chronic kidney failure about how to do fluid restriction when undergoing hemodialysis and at their home.

Keywords: adherence, fluid restriction, hemodialysis, quality of life, chronic kidney failure

Topic: Medicine and Health Sciences