The Effect of Nurse‐Led Telephone Patient Education and Counseling on Disease Management, Quality of Life, and Self‐Care Behaviors in Hemodialysis Patients

Nurse-led, telephone-based patient education and counseling improved dietary adherence and disease management. Telephone-based patient interventions enhanced patients' self-care skills regarding AVF maintenance. Quality of life improved across multiple dimensions in the intervention group. Telephone counseling ensured continued monitoring and individual support, even after discharge. Nurses should integrate telephone-based counseling into routine care, especially for chronic disease management.