Effect of Educational Intervention on Knowledge and Level of Adherence among Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Mean scores for domain-wise adherence before and after intervention.

Domains	Groups	Range of scores	Adherence: mean SD		With group comparison value)	Between-group comparison value)
			Baseline	Follow-up
HD attendance	Control	100–300	286.25 (33.1)	287.5 (33.2)	0.708	0.187
	Intervention		290 (33.1)	297.5 (15.7)	0.026
Episode of shortening	Control	0–200	195.0 (15.0)	194.38 (15.8)	0.639	0.320
	Intervention		196.88 (12.1)	198.12 (9.5)	0.349
Duration of shortening HD	Control	0–100	98.12 (6.6)	98.44 (6.09)	0.704	0.284
	Intervention		97.81 (8.14)	99.37 (3.9)	0.059
Adherence to medication	Control	0–200	196.25 (13.2)	195 (15.0)	0.566	0.417
	Intervention		196.25 (19.11)	197.5 (17.6)	0.566
Adherence to fluid restriction	Control	0–200	195.25 (15.0)	193.13 (17.3)	0.657	0.048
	Intervention		180 (28.0)	190 (28.0)	0.019
Adherence to dietary restriction	Control	0–200	190 (24.3)	163 (69.3)	<0.001	<0.001
	Intervention		164.37 (48.5)	185.62 (31.0)	0.004