The Effect of Peer Support on Disease Adaptation and Self-Care Ability in Individuals Diagnosed With Chronic Kidney Failure

This study was designed as an interventional, pretest-posttest controlled trial to examine the effects of peer interaction on disease adaptation and self-care ability in patients newly diagnosed with chronic kidney failure and starting dialysis. The main hypothesis:

H1: Structured peer support provided to patients receiving hemodialysis treatment has a positive effect on their level of adaptation to the disease.

H2: Structured peer support provided to patients receiving hemodialysis treatment has a positive effect on their self-care power.

Researchers will compare control group to see if adaptation to the dieases and self-care power.

Patients in the intervention group received peer support during their hospital stay, while those in the control group followed the routine clinical process.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Kidney Disease Requiring Hemodialysis Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Kidney Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Renal Insufficiency Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul Medipol University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was conducted with 64 patients in the nephrology clinic of a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Chronic Illness Adaptation Scale, and the Self-Management of Chronic Illness Scale. Patients in the intervention group received peer support during their hospital stay, while those in the control group followed the routine clinical process. Participants in the intervention group took part in a structured peer support program, with pre-test data collected through the Self-Care Management Scale in Chronic Illness and the Chronic Illness Adaptation Scale. The program consisted of 4-6 sessions over one week, each lasting 30-45 minutes, focusing on disease information, self-care behaviors, psychosocial coping, and motivation, delivered by trained peers of similar age and gender. Post-test data were collected after the program to assess changes and analyze the effect of structured peer support.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Those receiving hemodialysis treatment for at most 6 months
Not having mental illness according to DSM
Without multiple chronic diseases
Who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Hospital stay longer or shorter than 1 week
Treatment complications developed

Treatment and study plan

Peer Support

Behavioral

This intervention is a one-week, structured peer support program for patients in the first six months of hemodialysis treatment.

Primary outcomes

Chronic disease adaptation scale

Time frame: Day 1, upon hospital admission) and at discharge (average of 7 days after admission.

It was used to determine the level of adaptation of hemodialysis patients to the disease. The minimum possible score on the scale is 25, and the maximum is 125. Higher scores on the scale indicate an increased level of adaptation to the illness.
Self-care management scale

Time frame: Day 1, upon hospital admission) and at discharge (average of 7 days after admission.

It was used to measure patients' ability to manage their self-care. The possible score on the scale ranges from 35 to 175, and higher scores indicate better self-care management.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

pınar dogan

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Registry information

Acronym: Peer support

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Aug 15, 2025
Registry last updated: Aug 20, 2025

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