The Effect of Arteriovenous Fistula Care Training Given to Hemodialysis Patients on Quality of Life, Comfort and Self-Care Behaviours

Patients in the intervention group will receive AVF care training. The training will last for 8 weeks and is planned to be given once a week. In the first session, the patients in the intervention group will be introduced. Afterwards, general information will be provided about the purpose and applications of AVF training and the importance of participation in training will be emphasized. Afterwards, patients who agree to participate in the study will sign an informed consent form. In addition, the Patient Information Form, SF-12 Quality of Life Short Form, the Comfort Scale for Hemodialysis Patients and the Scale for Assessing Self-Care Behaviors Related to Arteriovenous Fistula in Hemodialysis Patients will be given and asked to answer. For those who cannot read or write, the researchers will read the survey forms. In the first session, the pre-test data of the patients will be collected and then the training books will be given.