• Kevser Işik and Behice Erci.
• Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, KSÜ, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.
• Afr Health Sci. 2020 Dec 1; 20 (4): 1809-1816.

BackgroundChronic renal failure (CRF) is an important common health problem with high morbidity and mortality rate in the world and in Turkey.ObjectivesThis study was conducted to determine the effect of home care based on the Neuman Systems Model on relief of physical and psychological symptoms and quality of life in patients undergoing hemodialysis.MethodsThis study was conducted as a pretest-posttest randomized controlled trial. The sample of the study was composed of 160 hemodialysis patients. The patients were randomly and sequentially assigned to experimental and control groups as 80 hemodialysis patients.ResultsAfter the intervention, it was determined that the symptoms levels of the patients in the experimental group reduced and their quality of life increased.ConclusionThe care provided based on the Neuman Systems Model reduced the symptoms of the patients having hemodialysis treatment and enhanced their quality of life. Care given using a model is important in improving the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.© 2020 Işik K et al.

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