Content Analysis of the Diagnostic Proposition Risk of Excessive Fluid Volume in Hemodialysis Patients
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Published on: August 17, 2022
Maria Isabel da Conceição Dias Fernandes1, Ana Carolina Costa Carino1, Camila Sayonara Tavares Gomes1
1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Enfermagem, Natal, RN, Brazil.
Objective:
To analyze the content of the diagnostic proposition risk of excessive fluid volume in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Method:
Content validity study, with 48 judges who assessed the content of the diagnostic proposition risk of excessive fluid volume, using an electronic data collection instrument. The judges' answers were analyzed through the calculation of the Content Validity Index and the T test.
Results:
The risk of excessive fluid volume was considered adequate, containing 23 risk factors: increased sodium concentration in the dialysate; missing hemodialysis sessions; insufficient water; low self-efficacy for fluid restriction; deficient knowledge; altered body mass index; excessive intake of fluids, proteins and sodium; lower kt/v index; inadequate removal of fluids in hemodialysis; thirst; xerostomia; older people; comorbidities; renal function decline; decreased urinary volume; inflammatory status; hospitalization; low serum level of albumin and lymphocytes, and high level of phosphorus; and use of antihypertensive drugs.
Conclusion:
The content of the diagnostic proposition risk of excessive fluid volume was considered adequate by the judges.
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