Kidney Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: be over 18 years old; being on hemodialysis for at least three months at the clinic, performing the procedure three times a week.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who do not agree to participate in the study; those with acute renal disease; patients who find it difficult to understand the issues of the instruments; patients who do not carry out routine hemodialysis follow-up at the reference center (they are hemodialising eventually due to displacement or other need) and patients who do not present stable clinical conditions.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stress. Will be measured quantitatively by varying the salivary cortisol concentration before and after the intervention period (nmol/L). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety and Depression. Evaluated by scores obtained on the Hamilton Anxiety Scales and Beck Depression Inventory.;Quality of life. Evaluated through scores obtained in the KDQOL-SF questionnaire dimensions.;Number of intercurrences recorded during and procedure and values ??of laboratory tests of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, hematocrit and hemoglobin. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUI;Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUI