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August 28, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Knowledge of chronic kidney disease and dialysis care among nurses at a hemodialysis centre in southern Iraq

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TRThani Asmar RadhiMHMariam HafedhAAAqeel Azeez Arrar

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals moderate but clinically insufficient kidney disease knowledge among hemodialysis nurses, indicating a need for structured refresher training.

Key Points

  • To evaluate hemodialysis nurses' knowledge regarding chronic kidney disease and dialysis care, and to identify demographic and training-related predictors of clinical preparedness.
  • Conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study using a census approach of hemodialysis nurses (N=38) with at least one year of nephrology experience at a teaching hospital in Iraq.
  • Administered a structured, self-administered 20-item questionnaire assessing chronic kidney disease and dialysis knowledge, analyzed using hierarchical linear and binary logistic regression.
  • Nurses demonstrated a moderate mean knowledge score of 0.48 ± 0.126, with 81.6% falling in the moderate band, 13.2% in the poor band, and 5.3% in the good band.
  • Deficits were highest for phosphorus restriction (86.8% incorrect), antidiuretic hormone and fluid balance (86.8% incorrect), and the leading cause of death in chronic kidney disease (78.9% incorrect).
  • Adequate knowledge was strongly correlated with recent refresher training (OR = 5.01), bachelor-or-higher education (OR = 4.00), and prior training (OR = 3.37; model AUC = 0.892).

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Radhi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a916ea0d15324a1df3aa855https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02790-5
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