Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)
- Volume 16 Issue 2
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- Pages.123-134
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- 2009
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- 1738-7590(pISSN)
Physical Condition and Fatigue of Hemodialysis Patients on the Day of Dialysis and on Other Days
혈액투석 환자의 투석일과 비투석일의 신체증상과 피로
- Song, Chung-Sook (Ajou University Medical Center) ;
- Kim, Jung-Hwa (Ajou University Medical Center) ;
- Choi, Eun-Jin (Ajou University Medical Center) ;
- Cho, Young-Sun (Ajou University Medical Center) ;
- Lee, Ju-Hee (Ajou University Medical Center)
- Received : 2009.10.12
- Accepted : 2009.11.24
- Published : 2009.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to compare physical symptoms and fatigue of hemodialysis patients on dialysis day and non-dialysis day. Methods: Data were collected from 63 outpatients undergoing hemodialysis at a hospital in A university hospital in August and September, 2008 using structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed with SPSS WIN 12.0 program with Paired t-test and Pearson's correlation. Results: Physical symptoms in patients between dialysis day and non-dialysis day were not different statistically (t=1.76, p=.08). Fatigue on dialysis day was higher than on non-dialysis day (t=3.27, p=.00). Physical symptoms and fatigue positively correlated with dialysis day (r=.42, p=.00) and non-dialysis day (r=.52, p=.00). Conclusion: Intervention to decrease physical symptoms and fatigue in dialysis day and non-dialysis day should be developed.