Abstract: Objective  To explore the effect of education model based on health awareness theory on volume management behavior and dietary compliance in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.  Methods  A total of 129 PD patients in the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from January 2019 to May 2020 were enrolled in this study. They were randomly divided into control group and experimental group. The control group received routine health education, and the experimental group received health education model based on health awareness theory in addition to routine health education. The differences of volume management behavior score and diet compliance score were compared between the two groups before and after 3 months of intervention.  Results  Before intervention, there were no significant differences in the total scores of volume management behavior and diet compliance behavior between the two groups; the total score of volume management behavior was (12.53±5.60) vs. (11.75±4.79)(t=0.847, P=0.398), and the total score of dietary compliance behavior was (86.71±10.49) vs. (85.66±8.67) (t=0.615, P=0.540). After three months of intervention, the total scores of volume management behavior and dietary compliance behavior in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant; the total score of volume management was (15.73±4.19) vs. (13.51±3.69) (t=3.230, P=0.002, and the total score of dietary compliance behavior was (92.39±7.64) vs. (86.24±7.58), t=4.586, P=0.001.  Conclusion Health education model based on health awareness theory can improve volume management behavior and dietary compliance behavior in PD patients.

Key words: Peritoneal dialysis, Health consciousness theory, Compliance, Fluid status