Effect of Intradialytic Hemodialysis Exercises on Fatigue and Leg cramps | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 14, Volume 8, Issue 20, March 2020, Pages 132-141 PDF (955.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2020.80746 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa Hassan Albadr1; Sahra Zaki Azer2; Nayel Abd Elhamed3; Neama Mamdouh Mostafa4 | ||
| 1Demonstrator in Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Medical - Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Medical Department- Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hemodialysis is an ongoing process where patients experience complications such as hypotension, muscle cramps, fatigue and nausea during the procedure. Aim: To evaluate the effect of implementing intradialytic hemodialysis exercises program on fatigue and leg cramps. Subjects and methods: Pre/posttest was utilized in this study. it was conducted in dialysis unit at Sohag University Hospital, A sample of 60 patients who undergoing hemodialysis with fistula (peripheral vascular access), with age 18-65 years old. four tools were used: Tool(I): Structured Interview Questionnaire sheet, Tool (II):Cramp questionnaire chart and visual analogue scale : Pre/post test (after 2 months) Tool (III) : Fatigue severity scale and Tool (IV): Intradialytic exercise. Results. The mean age of the patients was 43.80± 12.089(range 18- 65). More than half of patients (58.3%) experienced muscle cramps in both the legs. As regard muscle involved in cramps, majority of patients(83.3 %) experienced muscle cramps in gastrocnemius muscle. Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that there were statistical significance differences as regard cramps questionnaire chart, visual analogue scale and fatigue severity scale pre &post intradialytic exercises. Recommendations: Intradialytic exercises can be adapted as a procedure to the patients undergoing hemodialysis. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fatigue; Hemodialysis; Intradialytic Exercises & Muscle Cramps | ||
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