Dialysis, Recovery Time
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) can experience symptoms such as lassitude, pain, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, rash, skin dryness, sleep disorders, and emotional and sexual problems after the treatment.
Detailed description
Many chronic HD patients do not feel well after the treatment sessions and need some time to recover. This recovery time is defined as the time required to recover from the feelings of lassitude and fatigue. The patients are limited in their daily living activities at home and at work during this period and a significant amount of time is therefore required to go back to normal life.
Interventions
Before the hemodialysis session, the patients were asked by the investigators how long it took them to recover from a dialysis session, taking the last treatment month into account.
Sponsors
Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older * Being on HD for 4 hours a day on 3 days per week for at least 6 months * No communication problem * Volunteering to participate to the study
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18 years * Shorter being on HD for 4 hours a day on 3 days per week for at least 6 months * Have communication problem * Not volunteering to participate to the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-dialysis Recovery Time | up to 4 weeks | Before the hemodialysis session, the patients were asked by the investigators how long it took them to recover from a dialysis session, taking the last treatment month into account. |
| Anxiety at one month | up to 4 weeks | It will be assessed with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. This scale, which has a two-factor structure is comprised of 14 items. Seven of these items assess the anxiety status and the remaining seven assess depression. Each item is scored on a four-point scale. Total score ranges between 0 and 21 for anxiety and depression. Scores between 0 and 7 indicate normal emotional status. |
| Depression at one month | up to 4 weeks | It will be assessed with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. This scale, which has a two-factor structure is comprised of 14 items. Seven of these items assess the anxiety status and the remaining seven assess depression. Each item is scored on a four-point scale. Total score ranges between 0 and 21 for anxiety and depression. Scores between 0 and 7 indicate normal emotional status. |
| Rate of Headache at one month | up to 4 weeks | The patients will tell the living of headache to the investigators at the end of the one month. The answer will be yes or no. |
| Rate of dry mouth at one month | up to 4 weeks | The patients will tell the living of dry mouth to the investigators at the end of the one month. The answer will be yes or no. |
| Rate of trouble falling asleep at one month | up to 4 weeks | The patients will tell the living of trouble falling asleep to the investigators at the end of the one month. The answer will be yes or no. |
| Hemodialysis Sessions Features | up to 4 weeks | Before and after the hemodialysis sessions, the patients were asked by investigators about dialysate bicarbonate concentration in mmol/L |
| Biochemical variables at one month | up to 4 weeks | After one month urea reduction rate (%) were aken from the patients' medical record |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed