Effects of Self-Monitoring and Monetary Reward on Fluid Adherence among Adult Hemodialysis Patients
Description:
The effects of a monetary reward and self-monitoring on reducing interdialytic weight gain (IWG) were compared for 6 hemodialysis patients in an outpatient setting. A single-subject experimental design (A-B-BC-B-BC) was used to examine each variable individually and in combination, with alternating phases to control for possible sequencing effects. Monetary reward (50 cents - $3) was administered in a titrated manner according to standardized criteria, ranging from 3 % and 4% of patients' dry w…
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Date:
December 2000
Creator:
Sonnier, Bridget L.
Partner:
UNT Libraries