Experience of Liver Cirrhosis Patients with Ascites in Diet Management
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Ascites is a common complication in patients with liver cirrhosis that can lead to poor prognosis. Beside medical intervention, diet program has a pivotal role in ascites treatment. This study aimed to explore the experience of liver cirrhosis patients with ascites, precisely when they attempted to follow diet program. In depth interview was conducted in this qualitative study which involved seven outpatients with ascites. This approach resulted in three themes through data analysis: (1) social support; (2) specific strategy; This can be concluded that social support are considered as contributing factor of dietary adherence.
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Chiyar Edison
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