• Department of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University / West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
YUAN Huaihong, Email: yuanhuaihong@wchscu.cn
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Objective  To explore the current status of nutritional literacy in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and analyze its influencing factors. Methods  MHD patients in Wenjiang Hemodialysis Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University between January and April 2022 were selected by convenient sampling method. A questionnaire survey was conducted using the Nutrition Literacy Evaluation Scale for end-stage renal disease dialysis patients, and the current status and influencing factors of nutritional literacy in MHD patients were analyzed. Results  A total of 214 patients were included, with an average nutritional literacy score of 19.14±5.78 for MHD patients. Among them, there were 60 cases (28.04%) of highly likely low nutritional literacy, 124 cases (57.94%) of moderate nutritional literacy, and 30 cases (14.02%) of highly likely high nutritional literacy. The correlation test results showed that hemoglobin, albumin, cholesterol, triglyceride, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, creatinine, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and nutritional literacy scores were not correlated. The results of multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed that education level [non-standardized partial regression coefficient (b)=1.821, 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.143, 2.498), P<0.001], age [b=−2.460, 95%CI (−4.247, −0.672), P=0.007], hypertensive kidney damage [b=2.233, 95%CI (0.428, 4.039), P=0.016] were all factors affecting the nutritional literacy of MHD patients. Conclusions  In clinical work, more attention should be paid to MHD patients with low educational level, older age, and more primary diseases. And targeted interventions should be adopted to improve the level of nutritional literacy in order to improve the quality of life of MHD patients.

Citation: PENG Yuan, ZHU Linfang, GAO Menglin, YANG Yujie, YUAN Huaihong. Nutritional literacy status and influencing factors of maintenance hemodialysis patients. West China Medical Journal, 2023, 38(7): 1021-1026. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202207097 Copy

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