A scale development study: Hemodialysis comfort scale version II.

Aim: Aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measuring tool in order to evaluate comfort of patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.

Background: There has been available a scale developed to evaluate comfort of hemodialysis patients "HDCS (Hemodialysis Comfort Scale)." Due to HDCS consisted of nine items and evaluated comfort in two sub-dimensions, researchers who developed HDCS, stated that number of scale items and dimensions is not sufficient to fully evaluate comfort.

The effectiveness of planned discharge education on health knowledge and beliefs in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: To the best of our knowledge, no other studies investigated acute myocardial infarction patients' beliefs and knowledge level after the discharge education.

Aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of planned discharge education on the beliefs and knowledge levels of CVD risk factors, medication compliance, dietary compliance, and individual follow-up in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: A double-blind randomized controlled study was carried out with 100 AMI patients.

The effect of case management with haemodialysis patients on the health perception and the symptoms: The case of Turkey.

Objective: To establish whether case management had an effect on health perceptions and symptom relief in haemodialysis patients.

Methods: The quasi-experimental study was conducted from March to December 2013 in Ankara, Turkey, at three private dialysis centres providing haemodialysis therapy. It comprised chronic haemodialysis patients who were divided into experimental and control groups.

Educational interventions for improved diet and fluid management in haemodialysis patients: An interventional study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of education provided by the nurse on the knowledge and behaviours of haemodialysis patients about dietary and fluid restrictions.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted at five publicly funded dialysis centres located in Istanbul Province, Turkey, in 2014, and comprised dialysis patients and controls. Data was collected using the Scale for Dietary Knowledge in Haemodialysis Patients and the Scale for Dietary Behaviours in Haemodialysis Patients.

Hypertension management: what is the role of case management?

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the effect of case management on hypertension management and on adherence to antihypertensive medication and chronic disease care of patients with hypertension. Method This study was conducted as an experimental and randomized controlled study. The sample of the study consisted of randomly selected patients with hypertension who did not have communication problems, who used antihypertensive medication treatment and whose treatment had been continuing for at least six months.

Scale development study: The Fluid Control in Hemodialysis Patients.

Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measurement instrument to identify knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes of hemodialysis (HD) patients about fluid control as these patients are inadequate in ensuring and sustaining fluid control.

Methods: The sample of this methodological study consisted of 276 HD patients who are being treated in two public and two private hemodialysis centers. The validity of the scale was assessed through content validity, construct validity, and similar scale validity, and its reliability through item analysis, internal consistency coefficient and test-retest.