Sousa, Clemente NevesMarujo, PatríciaTeles, PauloLira, Marta NunesDias, Vanessa Filipa FerreiraNovais, Maria Eulália Leite Mota2020-09-222020-09-222020Sousa, C. N., Marujo, P., Teles, P., Lira, M. N., Dias, V. F. F., Novais, M. E. L. M. (2020). Self-care behavior profiles with arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis patients. Clinical nursing research, 29(6), 363-3671054-7738http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/30944Patients with end-stage renal disease should be educated and trained to take care of their own arteriovenous fistula (AVF) with the purpose of developing self-care behaviors concerning vascular access. This was a prospective and observational study. We designed this research to identify clinically meaningful self-care behavior profiles in hemodialysis (HD) patients, and it was carried out in a private dialysis unit in the Lisbon region, Portugal, involving 101 patients. The proportion of male patients was 66.3%, the mean age was 60.9 years, and the frequency of self-care behaviors was 71%. Cluster analysis based on the subscale scores grouped patients in two clusters named “moderate self-care” and “high self-care.” Those profiles exhibit significant differences concerning gender, education, employment, dialysis vintage, AVF duration, and information on care with the AVF. Identification of self-care-behavior profiles in HD patients with AVF enables one to adjust education programs to the patients’ characteristics.engHemodialysisVascular accessArteriovenous fistulaSelf-careBehaviorsjournal article10.1177/10547738187871101552-37998504965095029986608000542391600002