ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate the effects of aerobic combined stretching exercise during dialysis on the severity of restless legs syndrome(RLS), quality of life and sleep quality in hemodialysis (HD) patients.Methods:A total of 63 HD patients with RLS who were admitted to the Hemodialysis Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from March 2018 to March 2019 were selected as research objects. According to the random number table method, they were divided into the observation group (32 cases) and the control group (31 cases). Patients in the control group were given conventional nursing methods while patients in the observation group were given the aerobic combined stretching exercise during dialysis. The International Restless Legs Syndrome Rating Scale (IRLS) Kidney Disease Quality of Life, (KDQOL-36 TM), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI) and blood chemistry were used to evaluate the effect of exercise on HD patients with RLS. Results:After intervention, the observation group ′s IRLS scores was 12.19±4.48, lower than the control group (17.87±3.91), the difference was statistically significant ( t value was 3.021, P<0.05). The scores of physical health, mental health, kidney burden, symptoms and discomfort, effects of kidney disease in KDQOL-36 TM of the observation group were 44.56±6.64, 46.12±4.95, 19.92±15.91, 87.59±5.65, 64.55±13.20, higher than the control group (37.43±4.81, 41.81±4.87,12.10±14.87, 78.83±7.96, 55.45±15.52), the differences were statistically significant ( t values were -5.027--2.015, P<0.05). The PSQI total score was 8.94±2.54, lower than that of the control group (13.13±1.31), the difference was statistically significant ( t value was 8.271, P<0.05). The blood phosphorus was (1.80±0.48) mmol/L in the observation group, lower than (2.04±0.34) mmol/L in the control group, and hemoglobin, blood calcium [(105.31±13.58) g/L, (2.26±0.20) mg/L] were higher than those in the control group[(99.52±8.21) g/L, (2.05±0.29) mg/L], the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 2.275, -2.042, -3.325, P<0.05). Conclusions:The aerobic combined stretching exercise during dialysis relieves the symptom of RLS, improves the sleeping quality and quality of life.