Differences in Renal Diet and Medical Symptom Knowledge in Diet Adherent and Diet Nonadherent Adult Hemodialysis Patients
DIFFERENCES IN RENAL DIET AND MEDICAL SYMPTOM KNOWLEDGE IN DIET ADHERENT AND DIET NONADHERENT ADULT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS A thesis submitted to the Kent State University College of Education, Health and Human Service in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics By Kelsey Lynn Hagens May 2019 © Copyright, 2019 by Kelsey L. Hagens All Rights Reserved ii A thesis written by Kelsey Lynn Hagens B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2017 M.S., Kent State University, 2019 Approved by ________________________, Director, Master’s Thesis Committee Natalie Caine-Bish ________________________, Member, Master’s Thesis Committee Eun-Jeong (Angie) Ha ________________________, Member, Master’s Thesis Committee Tanya Falcone Accepted by ________________________, Director, School of Health Sciences Ellen Glickman ________________________, Dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Services James C. Hannon iii HAGENS, KELSEY LYNN, M.S., May 2019 Nutrition and Dietetics THE EFFECT OF RENAL DIET AND RENAL SYMPTOM KNOWLEDGE ON DIETARY ADHERENCE IN ADULT HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS Director of Thesis: Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D, R.D., L.D. pp 111 Most end stage renal disease patients utilize hemodialysis as a treatment to sustain kidney function. Hemodialysis requires adherence to a complex diet that restricts nutrients in order to reduce complications and improve quality of life. However, dietary nonadherence is extremely prevalent in this population with many etiologies considered. The purpose of this study was to determine if renal nutrition knowledge differed between patients who are adherent and nonadherent to a renal diet. Participants were adult hemodialysis patients with a diagnosis of end stage renal disease who completed a questionnaire that tested their knowledge of renal diet components and the medical complications associated with nonadherence.
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