COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF FACE-TO-FACE AND VIDEO INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS ON SELF-ESTEEM OF THE PATIENTS WITH HEMODIALYSIS

In patients with chronic diseases, self-esteem is very high, so education should not be ignored in these patients to raise their self-esteem. This study was designed to compare the effect of two different methods of face to face training and video training on self-esteem in hemodialyzed patients of Imam Khomeini and Ayatollah Taleghani Hospitals in Urmia. This study is a before and after quasi-experimental study. 120 under treatment hemodialysis patients were selected randomly, and they were entered to the study, then they were divided into three groups of control (40), face to face training (40) and video training (40). Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale questionnaire was completed before and two months after the intervention. Face to face training sessions were performed individually for each person based on the patient needs for 35 to 45 minutes during a week. Meanwhile, a CD was produced with similar concepts of face to face group for the group of video training. Data analyzed was performed by SPSS software version 16 using descriptive and inferential statistical tests. The results showed that the average scores in self-esteem in video training group has increased from 5.95 to 29.12, and in face to face training from 4.51 to 29.15. The difference between the two was not statistically significant (P<0.05), i.e., by comparing the two groups of face-to- face and video training by using Tukey test, it was shown that the difference is not statistically significant (P =0.449). The findings of this study demonstrated that the performance of both methods of face to face training and video training in hemodialysis patients can improve self-esteem. Therefore, it is recommended to use these two methods to increase self esteem in hemodialysis patients.