The standard dialysate temperature is usually set at 36.5°C in hemodialysis applications. Since this temperature is close to the patient's body temperature, it is ideal for preventing the patient from experiencing hypothermia while ensuring cardiovascular stability. In the literature, it is seen that changing the dialysate temperature, especially cold dialysis applications, is used in the management of nausea, the effect on vital signs, determining hemodialysis adequacy and common complications, and in the management of symptoms such as hypotension, cardiac stability, vascular stability, fatigue, and muscle cramps. However, no study has been found using cold dialysis in the management of fatigue that develops after dialysis.Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of cold dialysis application on post-dialysis fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment.
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of cold dialysis application on post-dialysis fatigue in patients receiving hemodialysis treatment. Research Hypothesis H1: Cold dialysis application reduces the level of post-dialysis fatigue. METHOD Research Design This study was designed as a single group pre-test-post-test experimental design.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
130
Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will receive 3 sessions of cold dialysis treatment by reducing the dialysate temperature from 36.5°C to 36°C. Patients will receive this treatment for 1 week, i.e. 3 dialysis sessions. Each dialysis session will last 4 hours. During each dialysis session, the thermal comfort status of the patients will be evaluated by applying the Temperature Comfort Perception Scale at the beginning of dialysis, at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd hours of dialysis and at the end of dialysis. In addition, the day after each session, the patients will be called by phone and the Postdialysis Fatigue Scale will be re-administered and their fatigue levels will be evaluated.
Baskent University
Ankara, Türkiye, Turkey (Türkiye)
Post-dialysis fatigue scale
A minimum score of 11 and a maximum score of 55 is obtained from this scale, and an increase in the score indicates an increase in the severity of fatigue.
Time frame: 1 week
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