TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of Perceived Social Support of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and Its Relation to Treatment Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Educational Institutions in West Azerbaijan Province, 2016 TT - بررسی حمایت اجتماعی درک شده از دیدگاه بیماران همودیالیزی و ارتباط آن با تبعیت از درمان و پیامدهای بالینی در مراکز آموزشی درمانی شمال غرب کشور سال 1395 JF - UNMF JO - UNMF VL - 14 IS - 11 UR - http://unmf.umsu.ac.ir/article-1-3071-en.html Y1 - 2017 SP - 952 EP - 959 KW - Hemodialysis KW - perceived social support KW - treatment adherence KW - clinical outcomes N2 - Background & Aims: Adherences to treatment recommendations has got a key role in the treatment of hemodialysis patients. Poor adherence will result in more severe clinical consequences in the mentioned patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived social support, adherence to treatment and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients. Materials & Methods: In this study, 255 hemodialysis patients who referred to the hemodialysis centers in 4 cities of West Azerbaijan province were selected by purposive sampling. The data collected through a questionnaire consisting of three parts: demographic and clinical variables, adherence in hemodialysis patients and social support questionnaire. Clinical outcomes (calcium, phosphorus, urea, creatinine, Intradialytic weight gain, etc.) of the patient were recorded. To analyze the data, descriptive and correlation statistics were used. Results: The results showed that there is a significant relationship between perceived social support and adherence to diet restrictions, adherence to fluid restriction and adherence to medical prescriptions (p M3 ER -