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RENAL FAILURE
卷 45, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/0886022X.2023.2201361
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Hemodialysis; dialysis intage; unpleasant symptoms; chronic kidney disease; clinical characteristics
This study examined the differences in the prevalence and severity of unpleasant symptoms among hemodialysis patients with different dialysis vintages. The results showed that patients with longer dialysis vintages had significantly higher prevalence and severity of unpleasant symptoms compared to those with shorter dialysis vintages. These findings highlight the need for further research on symptom burden in chronic kidney disease patients.
Background: The burden of physical and emotional symptoms caused by somatic illness is present in most dialysis patients. However, it's unclear how symptom burden varies among patients with different dialysis vintages. We sought to examine differences in the prevalence and severity of unpleasant symptoms in hemodialysis patients with diverse dialysis vintage cohorts. Methods: This cross-sectional study included patients on maintenance hemodialysis at the Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University. We used the Dialysis Symptom Index (DSI) to determine the associated unpleasant symptoms, which is a validated survey to assess symptom burden/severity (higher scores indicate more severe symptoms), over June 2022 - September 2022. Results: We studied 146 patients: 35 (24%) had a dialysis vintage of <= 12 months (group 1) and 111 (76%) had a dialysis vintage of >12 months (group 2). Concerning Group 1 patients, the prevalence and severity of unpleasant symptoms were significantly higher in Group 2, the most common individual symptoms included feeling tired or lack of energy and trouble falling asleep (i.e., 75-85% of patients in each group), with dialysis vintage being an independent influencing factor (adjusted OR, 0.19; 95% CI, 0.16 to 0.23). Lower hemoglobin levels, iron stores, and dialysis adequacy levels are correlated with longer dialysis vintage. Conclusion: We observed a high prevalence of unpleasant symptoms and symptom clusters in a diverse dialysis vintages hemodialysis cohort. Further studies are needed to accurately and routinely define the symptom burden of chronic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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