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Abstract
Children maintained on hemodialysis struggle with their disease and are facing multiple and potentially overwhelming stressors that affect negatively their quality of life. Aim : the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of self-care program on the health-related quality of life for children undergoing hemodialysis. Method : A quasi-experimental design was utilized on a purposive sample of 40 children undergoing hemodialysis at the New General Hospital, Mansoura city. Three tools were used in this study. They were children`s socio-demographic characteristics and their clinical data, Orem’s self-care checklist and Standardized Quality Of Life (QOL) Questionnaire. Results : According to the findings of this study, there was a highly statistically significant difference in the total studied children’s self-care practices after the implementation of the self-care program. Furthermore, there was a highly statistically significant difference in the total studied children’s health-related quality of life levels 3 months follow up after the self-care program was implemented. The median of the total studied children health related quality of life has increased 3 months follow up compared to pre and immediately post program implementation. Conclusion : Self-care education improves the quality of life of children undergoing hemodialysis. Recommendation : More studies are needed to measure children’s undergoing hemodialysis self-care practices and their quality of life among different age groups.