<p>Abstract</p><p>The aim of the study was to examine the relation between estimated fluidintake and real fluidintake among dialysis patients. The data were collected through study specific questionnaire and data from the medical record. Patients attached to eleven Swedish dialysis units were asked to participate. The number of patients that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were 222 persons of whom145 (65%) chose to participate in the study. The dialysis patients estimated their fluid intake for a day in average 9,06 deciliter. The dialysis patients real fluid intake for a day were in average 10,34 deciliter. The results showed that 58% of the dialysis patients that participated in the study had an estimated fluid intake less than what they actually consumed. The relation between estimated fluid intake and real fluid intake was r=0,288, which showed a fairly poor relation.</p>

Abstract The aim of the study was to examine the relation between estimated fluidintake and real fluidintake among dialysis patients. The data were collected through study specific questionnaire and data from the medical record. Patients attached to eleven Swedish dialysis units were asked to participate. The number of patients that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were 222 persons of whom145 (65%) chose to participate in the study. The dialysis patients estimated their fluid intake for a day in average 9,06 deciliter. The dialysis patients real fluid intake for a day were in average 10,34 deciliter. The results showed that 58% of the dialysis patients that participated in the study had an estimated fluid intake less than what they actually consumed. The relation between estimated fluid intake and real fluid intake was r=0,288, which showed a fairly poor relation.

<p>The aim of this study was to investigate which situations haemodialysis patients consider as the hardest for avoiding fluid intake. The data collection was performed with a questionnaire which was distributed to haemodialysis patients who fulfilled the inclusioncriteria. Of 158 haemodialysis patients 103 haemodialysis patients chose to participate in the study. The participants were chosen from different dialysis centres (n=12) in north and south of sweden, excluding the middle of Sweden. The questionnaire that was given out consisted of 32 situations, the response format included nine alternatives, that included different kind of difficultes. The nine alternatives were; very easy, easy, neither easy or hard, hard, very hard, impossible, do not know, do not concerns me. The 32 situations were devided into four categories, physiological, affective, social and environmental factors. The main result indicated that it was hardest to avoid fluid in the physiological situations. For exampel when the patients felt a dryness in the mouth, when they felt thirsty or when they hade eaten salty food.</p> / <p>Syftet med studien var att undersöka vid vilka tillfällen hemodialyspatienter ansåg att det är svårast att undvika vätskeintag. Datainsamlingen skedde med en enkät som delades ut till dialyspatienter som uppfyllde författarnas förbestämda inklusionskriterierna. Av 158 patienter så valde 103 dialys patienter att delta i studien. Deltagarna valdes ifrån dialysenheter (n=12) som låg söder om Örebro samt norr om Sundsvall dvs mellan Sverige togs ej med. Enkäten som delades ut bestod av 32 olika situationer och till dem hörde nio olika svarsalternativ som innefattade olika svårighets grader. De nio olika svarsalternativen var; inga problem, mycket lätt, lätt, varken lätt eller svårt, svårt, mycket svårt, omöjligt, vet ej samt gäller inte mig. I databearbetningen delades de 32 olika situationer in i fyra olika grupper, fysiologiska, affektiva, sociala och miljöfaktorer. Huvudresultatet visade att det i de fysiologiska situationerna var svårast att följa vätskerestriktionerna. Exempelvis när patienterna kände sig torra i munnen, kände sig törstiga samt när de åt salt mat.</p>

The aim of this study was to investigate which situations haemodialysis patients consider as the hardest for avoiding fluid intake. The data collection was performed with a questionnaire which was distributed to haemodialysis patients who fulfilled the inclusioncriteria. Of 158 haemodialysis patients 103 haemodialysis patients chose to participate in the study. The participants were chosen from different dialysis centres (n=12) in north and south of sweden, excluding the middle of Sweden. The questionnaire that was given out consisted of 32 situations, the response format included nine alternatives, that included different kind of difficultes. The nine alternatives were; very easy, easy, neither easy or hard, hard, very hard, impossible, do not know, do not concerns me. The 32 situations were devided into four categories, physiological, affective, social and environmental factors. The main result indicated that it was hardest to avoid fluid in the physiological situations. For exampel when the patients felt a dryness in the mouth, when they felt thirsty or when they hade eaten salty food. / Syftet med studien var att undersöka vid vilka tillfällen hemodialyspatienter ansåg att det är svårast att undvika vätskeintag. Datainsamlingen skedde med en enkät som delades ut till dialyspatienter som uppfyllde författarnas förbestämda inklusionskriterierna. Av 158 patienter så valde 103 dialys patienter att delta i studien. Deltagarna valdes ifrån dialysenheter (n=12) som låg söder om Örebro samt norr om Sundsvall dvs mellan Sverige togs ej med. Enkäten som delades ut bestod av 32 olika situationer och till dem hörde nio olika svarsalternativ som innefattade olika svårighets grader. De nio olika svarsalternativen var; inga problem, mycket lätt, lätt, varken lätt eller svårt, svårt, mycket svårt, omöjligt, vet ej samt gäller inte mig. I databearbetningen delades de 32 olika situationer in i fyra olika grupper, fysiologiska, affektiva, sociala och miljöfaktorer. Huvudresultatet visade att det i de fysiologiska situationerna var svårast att följa vätskerestriktionerna. Exempelvis när patienterna kände sig torra i munnen, kände sig törstiga samt när de åt salt mat.