Origami activities for comfort and quality of life on dialysis
This study tests whether doing origami (paper folding) during dialysis sessions can help you feel more comfortable and improve your quality of life. You will learn simple origami projects while you are on the machine.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have been on hemodialysis for at least 6 months, three times a week
- You can see well and communicate in Turkish
- Your hands and arms are healthy enough for paper folding, and you do not have a dialysis access (fistula) in your folding arm
- You have never been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition or taken psychiatric medication
- You have not done origami in a study before
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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