Effects of Internet Plus-Based Continuous Nursing on Hemodialysis Adherence in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

Aims/Background Chronic renal failure (CRF) is the eventual outcome shared by various progressive renal diseases, posing a serious threat to the physical health of patients. CRF patients are required to undergo hemodialysis (HD), which imposes heavy psychological and mental burdens for most individuals. This study explores the effects of Internet Plus-based continuous nursing on the compliance of CRF patients with HD. Methods This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 160 CRF patients undergoing HD in the Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital from March 2021 to April 2023, after excluding eight cases from an originally selected cohort of 168 cases. These patients were divided into two groups: 79 cases who received the routine nursing from March 2021 to March 2022 were categorized as the routine group, whereas 81 cases who were given Internet Plus-based continuous nursing from April 2022 to April 2023 were assigned into the observation group. The treatment adherence, self-management behaviors, quality of life and incidence of HD complications were compared in both groups. Results Both groups demonstrated no significant difference in the baseline information (p > 0.05). The scores of adherence in terms of HD attendance, medications, fluid restrictions and diet recommendations in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the routine group (p < 0.001). No significant difference in the Hemodialysis Self-Management Instrument (HDSMI) scores on the day of discharge between the two groups was found (p > 0.05). After 6 months of follow-up, the observation group showed significantly higher scores of partnership, problem solving, self-management execution and emotional processing than the routine group (p < 0.001). Both groups had no significant difference in the scores of Kidney Disease-Targeted Areas (KDTA) and 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) on the day of discharge (p > 0.05). After 6 months of follow-up, the scores of KDTA and SF-36 in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the routine group (p < 0.001). The incidence of HD complications in the observation group (7.41%) was significantly lower than that in the routine group (21.52%) (p < 0.05). Conclusion Internet Plus-based continuous nursing can effectively improve treatment adherence, self-management behaviors as well as quality of life in patients, and reduce the incidence of HD complications.