Fatigue and Its Related Factors in Korean Patients on Hemodialysis / 간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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: 701-708, 2005.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-108613
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examined the characteristics of fatigue and the relationship between fatigue and its related factors in Korean patients on hemodialysis.METHODS:
A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with 104 patients on hemodialysis in Seoul, Korea.FINDING:
Of a total of 104 subjects, eighty-one (77.9%) complained of fatigue. Fatigue severity was measured by the self-rating Visual Analogue Scale-Fatigue (VAS-F) with a mean score of 36.5 (SD=17.49, range 2 - 81). The mean duration of fatigue was 3.8 hours (SD=5.3, range 0 - 24). Depression was most significantly correlated with fatigue (beta=.43, p<.00), with interdialytic weight gain (beta=.25, p<.05) being the second most significant correlate.CONCLUSION:
This study shows that nursing interventions for patients who experience fatigue while on hemodialysis should be focused on both psychological problems, such as depression, as well as on physiological problems, such as interdialytic weight gain.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Cross-Sectional Studies
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Multivariate Analysis
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Regression Analysis
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Risk Factors
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Renal Dialysis
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Depression
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Fatigue
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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