فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Chronic renal failure (CRF) causes a gradual decline in kidney function to the extent that CRF patients need long-term clinical care, which affects the patients’ family function and quality of life (QoL). Objectives: The present study was conducted to study the effects of the family-centered empowerment model on QoL in children with CRF during 2012-2013. Results: The mean age of the children was 10.2 and 10.5 years in the intervention and control groups, respectively. The duration of the disease was five years in both groups. Furthermore, a significant difference was seen in the mean score of the children’s QoL from their own perspectives in the physical and psychosocial domains and the total QoL score in the intervention group before and after the training (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Since family-centered empowerment interventions can determine the training- and treatment-related needs of patients and are low cost and effective, they may help parents promote their children’s self-efficacy and QoL.