The effects of an interventional program based on self-care model on health-related quality of life outcomes in hemodialysis patients.

Background: Hemodialysis patients have lower quality of life and one of the ways to improve their quality of life is providing self-care education to them using some models including self-care model. This study aimed to determine and evaluate the effects of using self-care model on health and quality of life outcomes in hemodialysis patients.

Materials And Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in 2012 on the patients who were referred to a military hospital in Tehran, Iran to be treated with hemodialysis.

Psychometric properties of Persian version of the Caring Dimension Inventory (PCDI-25).

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties (validity and reliability) of Persian version of the 25-item Caring Dimension Inventory (CDI-25).

Materials And Methods: A psychometric instrument validation study was designed. Content validity, internal consistency, and stability were confirmed.