The Effect Of Vıdeo-Based Fıstula Care Educatıon On Hemodıalysıs

The video was prepared by the researchers in line with the literature. Expert opinion was obtained from 10 individuals with at least a doctorate and studies on the subject of video content. In line with expert opinions, the video content was updated and finalized. Patient education with the prepared video was provided by one of the researchers involved in the study. The video education took 20 minutes in total.

The patients were trained on fistula care by the researcher. Fistula care training was given to the patients in the control group using face-to-face education technique. In this training, researcher verbally explained fistula care to patients. The training was conducted one-on-one with the patient in the patient's room and lasted 10 minutes. The training was presented to the patient through the lecture method. The training was also supported by the question-and-answer method. The training was given twice, one week apart, when patients came for hemodialysis treatment after the condition of the patients on dialysis stabilized.