Prevalence of uremic itching in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Özet
Abstract
Uremic itching is a common problem with multifactorial etiology seen in hemodialysis patients.
This study was carried out to determine the factors affecting and incidence of itching in patients
undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The descriptive study was carried out in 130 patients
who underwent hemodialysis treatment because of end-stage renal disease in Eastern Turkey
between October 2014 and December 2014. A questionnaire prepared by the researcher based
on the literature and the Visual Analog Scale were used for data collection. The data were
collected by the researcher through face-to-face interviews in the hemodialysis unit. The evaluation of data obtained in the research has been performed using SPSS 16.0 software using
percentages, chi-square analysis, and t-test. As a result of the study, 85.4% of the patients
were found to have itching, the severity of itching was 4.86 ± 3.01 according to Visual
Analog Scale, and itching of the patients was found to be affected by serum phosphorus and
parathyroid hormone levels. Uremic itching continues to be seen as a problem in hemodialysis
patients
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Atıf için künye
Kavurmacı, M. (2015). Prevalence of uremic itching in patients undergoing hemodialysis. HEMODIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, 19, 531. https://doi.org/10.1111/hdi.12301
BibTeX
@article{kavurmaci2015-326969,
author = {Kavurmacı, Mehtap},
title = {Prevalence of uremic itching in patients undergoing hemodialysis.},
journal = {HEMODIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL},
year = {2015},
volume = {19},
pages = {531},
issn = {1492-7535},
doi = {10.1111/hdi.12301},
url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/326969-prevalence-of-uremic-itching-in-patients-undergoing-hemodialysis}
}