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.
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
294
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.
Demiroglu Bilim University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Post-dialysis Recovery Time
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.
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Anxiety at one month
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.
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Depression at one month
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.
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Rate of Headache at one month
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".
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Rate of dry mouth at one month
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".
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Rate of trouble falling asleep at one month
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".
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Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Hemodialysis Sessions Features
Before and after the hemodialysis sessions, the patients were asked by investigators about dialysate bicarbonate concentration in mmol/L
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Biochemical variables at one month
After one month urea reduction rate (%) were aken from the patients' medical record
Time frame: up to 4 weeks