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Feasibility of Using a Personal Digital Assistant to Self-Monitor Diet and Fluid Intake: A Pilot Study Download article and take CE posttest
Janet Welch
Shannon Dowell
Cynthia S. Johnson
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feasibility of using an electronic device to self-monitor diet and
fluid intake was assessed using the treatment implementation model. The
three patients on hemodialysis who participated in this pilot study
were asked to self-monitor diet and fluid intake for 12 weeks with a
personal digital assistant. The intervention was delivered as intended;
however, participants reported problems with usability, and compliance
to self-monitoring was lower than desirable. Further adjustments to the
intervention will be made before testing efficacy.
Goal: To share information with nurses caring for patients on hemodialysis regarding self-management by the patients using PDA’s.
Objectives:
- Describe the purpose of an investigation examining the effects of self-monitoring by patients on hemodialysis.
- Relate the methods to the results in the investigation of self-monitoring by hemodialysis patients.
- Summarize the conclusions of an effectiveness research activity.
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| Janet L. Welch, DNS, RN, is
Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing,
Indianapolis, IN. She is a member of the Circle City Chapter of ANNA.
Shannon Dowell, MSN, RN, is Clinical Nurse Specialist, The Clarian Transplant Center, Indianapolis, IN.
Cynthia S. Johnson, MA, is Biostatistician, Indiana University School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Indianapolis, IN.
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