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Study aim
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Determining the effect of the self-care empowerment program on the quality of life and functional independence of the older adult undergoing hemodialysis
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Design
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Semi-experimental with a control group, with parallel groups, without blinding, with available sampling, with the participation of 70 older adult undergoing hemodialysis.
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Settings and conduct
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This study is carried out in hospitals affiliated with Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.The intervention group will be trained in the self-care empowerment program, which will include training on diet, exercise, ways to prevent and control the complications of hemodialysis, control anxiety, and manage stress and self-care.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Be 60 years old or older;Six months have passed since the start of hemodialysis; Not suffering from cognitive disorders (based on the AMTS criteria and scoring at least 7 out of 10); To have the ability to communicate and to be able to complete questionnaires; Have the ability to participate in the self-care empowerment program
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group:The self-care empowerment program will have 6-8 sessions and each session will be about 60-70 minutes, which will include diet training, exercise, ways to prevent and control complications of hemodialysis, anxiety control and stress management, and self-care. At the end of each session, assignments are given to the patients and at the beginning of the next session, the assignments will be reviewed and feedback will be given. The researcher calls the patient during the week to ensure the correct implementation of the trained behaviors and also to answer the patient's questions.
Control group: During the implementation of the research, they will only receive the usual treatment and follow-up of the center
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Main outcome variables
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Quality of Life; Functional Independence