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@article{175060,
        author = {Ms.R.Vinodha and Mrs.A.Sarmila},
        title = {The Renal Diet Paradox: Navigating the Complex Web of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Physiological Barriers to Dietary Adherence in Hemodialysis Patients},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {1600-1607},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=175060},
        abstract = {Title: Assess the perceived barrier regarding dietary modifications among patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Objectives: To identify the perceived barriers on dietary management among hemodialysis patient, To find out the association between the perceived barriers among with their selected demographic variables Hypothesis: There is a significant difference between the level of perceived barriers regarding dietary modification among dialysis patients with their selected demographic variable There is a statistically association between the level of perceived barrier regarding dietary modifications with their demographic variables. Design: Descriptive research design was adopted. Setting: Trichy SRM Medical College &Research Centre. Sample: 50 haemodialysis patient were selected for this study. Sampling technique: purposive sampling technique. Intervention: The ethics were followed. Verbal consent was obtained from the patient. Pertest level of knowledge was obtained by self-made questionnaires, Outcome measures: level of perceived barrier on dietary modification among haemodialysis patients was obtained and the data were interrupted and analysed. Result: The study found that there is a significant association between the level of perceived barriers with their demographic variables and it’s highly statistically proven. The result revealed that 50% of haemodialysis patient had low level of perceived barriers, 26% of patients had higher level of perceived barriers, 24% of haemodialysis patient had low medium level of perceived barriers.
Conclusion: This study supports that haemodialysis patients had perceived barrier on diet.},
        keywords = {Chronic Kidney Disease, Dietary Adherence, Haemodialysis, Psychosocial Barriers, Renal Diet},
        month = {April},
        }