• Pallavi G Shettigar
• Preema Mathew
• Ravindra Prabhu
• Soundharya Ravi
• Swathi Acharya K

Protein–energy malnutrition (PEM) and anemia is one of the common causes of morbidity and mortality among patients with advanced cshronic kidney disease. This study aims at determining the effect of Diet counseling intervention on selected renal function abnormalities, dietary intake and nutritional status. Experimental design was conducted with one experimental group and one control group. Chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis were recruited with their consent. Information pertaining to anthropometric measurements like weight, MUAC, biochemical tests like serum urea, creatinine, albumin, potassium, phosphorous, calcium, iron, dietary intake and nutritional status as assessed before and after an intervention period of 30 days. Nutrient intake among experimental group improved significantly for carbohydrates, protein, fat, potassium, phosphorus (p<0.01) as compared to control group after the counseling. A positive improvement was seen in experimental group on serum albumin, calcium and creatinine after the counseling. Nutritional status had improved significantly within the experimental group and also between experimental and control group (p<0.05). This indicates the success of the diet counseling intervention on improving biochemical abnormalities, dietary intake and nutritional status. Though the period of intervention was short, a significant positive influence of diet counseling was observed on nutrient intake, biochemical parameters and Nutritional status. This emphasizes the importance of intervening patients with dietary regimen that is tailor-made for them.

Diet counseling intervention, diet intake, hemodialysis, nutritional status, renal function test

"Effect of Diet Modification on Selected Renal Function Test, Dietary Intake and Overall Nutrition Status in Selected Hemodialysis Patients", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.140-145, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRQ006027.pdf

"Effect of Diet Modification on Selected Renal Function Test, Dietary Intake and Overall Nutrition Status in Selected Hemodialysis Patients", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp140-145, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRQ006027.pdf