Table 2. Scoring Individual Items of the End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire.

Section Name	Question Numbers	Targeted Area in the Item	To Recorded Value of (Points)
Section 1: General Information (5 items)	1, 2, and 3	Fact related to previous RRT history	No value
	4 and 5	Fact related to transportation situation to get HD	No value
Section 2: HD Treatment (14 items)	6 and 7	Fact related to HD schedule	No value
	8	Perception of patients on HD schedule	No value
	9 and 10	Information about counseling on HD	No value
	11	Perception on importance of HD adherence	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	12	Understanding level on importance of HD	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	13	Perception of patients on HD	No value
	14	Frequency of missing HD during last month	Response category 1→300 Response category 2→200 Response category 3→100 Response category 4→50 Response category 5→0
	15	Reason for missing HD	No value (Note: If patients missed HD due to medical reasons (if the answer is 4, 6, or 7), adjust scores from question number 14 and give a full credit (300 points)
	16	Supplementary question for Question 15 (psychophysical symptoms)	No value
	17	Frequency of shortening HD during last month	Response category 1→200 Response category 2→150 Response category 3→100 Response category 4→50 Response category 5→0
	18	Duration of shortening HD during last month	Response category 1→100 Response category 2→75 Response category 3→50 Response category 4→25 Response category 5→0
	19	Reason for shortening HD treatment	No value (Note: If patients shortened HD due to medical reasons (if the answer is 2, 5, 6 or 11), adjust scores from question number 17 & 18 and give a full credit (200 and 100 points)
Section 3: Medication (9 items)	20 and 21	Information about counseling on medication	No value
	22	Perception on importance of medication adherence	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	23	Understanding level on importance of medication	No value. Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	24 and 25	Fact related to difficulty with taking medicines	No value
	26	Frequency of missing medication during last month	Response category 1→200 Response category 2→150 Response category 3→100 Response category 4→50 Response category 5→0
	27	Reason for missing medication	No value (Note: If patients missed medication due to medical reasons (if the answer is 6 or 7) adjust scores from the question number 26 and give a full credit (200 points).
	28	Supplementary question for Question 27 (psychophysical symptoms)	No value
Section 4: Fluid Restriction (10 items)	29 and 30	Information about counseling on fluid restriction	No value
	31	Fluid restriction: Self-monitoring (Frequency)	Response category 1→200 Response category 2→150 Response category 3→100 Response category 4→50 Response category 5→0
	32	Perception on importance of fluid restriction	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	33	Understanding level on importance of fluid restriction	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	34 and 35	Fact related difficulty with limiting fluid intake	No value
	36	Types of difficulty following fluid restriction (additional question to #35)	No value
	37 and 38	Information on weighing at home (not mandatory requirements for all ESRD patients)	No value
Section 5: Dietary Restriction (8 items)	39 and 40	Information about counseling on dietary recommendations	No value
	41	Perception on importance of dietary recommendations	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	42	Understanding level on importance of dietary recommendations	No value Analyze responses using descriptive statistics
	43 and 44	Fact related to difficulty with following dietary recommendations	No value
	45	Types of difficulty following fluid restriction (Additional question to #44)	No value
	46	Dietary restriction: Self-monitoring (Frequency)	Response category 1→200 Response category 2→150 Response category 3→100 Response category 4→50 Response category 5→0