Improve Quality of Life of their Children with Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of empowerment program for mothers to improve quality of life of their children with chronic kidney disease, the sample composed of forty children with chronic kidney disease who are on regular hemodialysis and fifteen children with chronic kidney disease follow up at the Conservative Clinic of the Pediatric Nephrology Unit from both sex and their mothers who were able to read and write and regardless their age. A quasi experimental research design was done at Children's Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals (Hemodialysis unit and Conservative Nephrology Out-patient clinic). Tools were designed by the researcher in an Arabic language after reviewing the related literature and after reviewing from the researcher' supervisors and consisted of: 1- Questionnaire Sheet: It was designed and developed by the researcher after reviewing related literatures, and it was written in Arabic language to assess and evaluate mother's knowledge regarding to care of their children with chronic kidney disease and consisted of the following parts: mother's characteristics as well as their knowledge regarding to nutrition, fluids and medications of chronic kidney disease.