Peer-to-peer training among health care professionals working in dialysis clinics : an education approach from the GoodRENal project
Avesani, Carla Maria ; García-Testal, Alicia ; Mesa-Gresa, Patricia ; Marin, Alexandra-Elena ; Van Craenenbroeck, Amaryllis H. ; Kouidi, Evangelia ; Clyne, Naomi LU
and Segura-Ortí, Eva
(2024)
In Journal of Nephrology
37(9).
p.2661-2669
- Abstract
Background: Lifestyle interventions aiming to improve dietary habits, increase physical activity level, and improve emotional well-being can positively impact clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Educational material for health care professionals working with CKD patients that focuses on why and how to promote lifestyle changes is lacking. The present study aims to depict the material and dissemination methods for the peer-to-peer training program developed for health care professionals working in the dialysis clinics of the four countries engaged in the GoodRENal project: Spain, Greece, Sweden, and Belgium. Methods: This is an ERASMUS + project funded by the European Union (number 2020–1-ES01-KA2014-083141,... (More)
Background: Lifestyle interventions aiming to improve dietary habits, increase physical activity level, and improve emotional well-being can positively impact clinical outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Educational material for health care professionals working with CKD patients that focuses on why and how to promote lifestyle changes is lacking. The present study aims to depict the material and dissemination methods for the peer-to-peer training program developed for health care professionals working in the dialysis clinics of the four countries engaged in the GoodRENal project: Spain, Greece, Sweden, and Belgium. Methods: This is an ERASMUS + project funded by the European Union (number 2020–1-ES01-KA2014-083141, http://goodrenal.eu/) named GoodRENal. The educational material was developed in English by a multidisciplinary team integrating the GoodRENal project (dietitian, physiotherapist, psychologist, and nephrologist). The material was then translated to Greek, Spanish, Swedish and Dutch and is available for download at the GoodRENal webpage (https://goodrenal.es/results-3/). After training, the health care professionals filled in an anonymous questionnaire regarding their degree of satisfaction with the training. Results: In total, 138 health care professionals in the four dialysis clinics joined the peer-to-peer training, representing 50% to 92% of the health care professionals in each clinic. From the total sample, 78 health care professionals responded to the satisfaction questionnaire. The answers showed that most participants were very satisfied or satisfied with the peer-to-peer training and that they found this approach useful in their clinical practice. Conclusion: The educational material developed for health care professionals working with patients on hemodialysis (HD) obtained good satisfaction scores from the participants. Graphical Abstract: (Figure presented.)
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- author
- Avesani, Carla Maria
; García-Testal, Alicia
; Mesa-Gresa, Patricia
; Marin, Alexandra-Elena
; Van Craenenbroeck, Amaryllis H.
; Kouidi, Evangelia
; Clyne, Naomi
LU
and Segura-Ortí, Eva
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Chronic kidney disease, Emotional well-being, Health care professionals, Hemodialysis, Nutrition, Physical activity
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- Journal of Nephrology
- volume
- 37
- issue
- 9
- pages
- 9 pages
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85205573825
- pmid:39352606
- ISSN
- 1121-8428
- DOI
- 10.1007/s40620-024-02074-8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
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- 172edf61-6d51-47c5-aceb-fe6467512d09
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- 2024-11-19 12:28:10
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author = {{Avesani, Carla Maria and García-Testal, Alicia and Mesa-Gresa, Patricia and Marin, Alexandra-Elena and Van Craenenbroeck, Amaryllis H. and Kouidi, Evangelia and Clyne, Naomi and Segura-Ortí, Eva}},
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keywords = {{Chronic kidney disease; Emotional well-being; Health care professionals; Hemodialysis; Nutrition; Physical activity}},
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title = {{Peer-to-peer training among health care professionals working in dialysis clinics : an education approach from the GoodRENal project}},
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