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Volume 17, Issue 3 (2025)
J Clin Care Skill 2025, 17(3): 223-228 |
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Received: 2025/05/1 | Accepted: 2025/07/5 | Published: 2025/07/19
Received: 2025/05/1 | Accepted: 2025/07/5 | Published: 2025/07/19
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Qaed A, Atiyah H. Comfort Level in Hemodialysis Patients and Its Relationship with Symptom Burden. J Clin Care Skill 2025; 17 (3) :223-228
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1- Ministry of Health, Al-Diwaniyah Health Directorate, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq
2- Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
2- Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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Aims: Patients with renal failure face challenges that severely hinder their independence and limit various aspects of their daily lives. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the comfort level of hemodialysis patients and its relationship with symptom burden.
Instrument & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study using a purposive sampling method was performed on 257 dialysis patients from six hemodialysis centers. The Chronic Kidney Disease Symptom Burden Index (CKD-SBI) and the Hemodialysis Comfort Questionnaire were used to collect data from October 28, 2024, to June 7, 2025. The Spearman’s rho correlation, Mann-Whitney U-Test, and Kruskal-Wallis Test were employed to analyze data using SPSS 26.
Findings: The mean age of the patients was 38.67 years, and the majority were male and married. Most of their education levels ranged from illiteracy to university education, and more than half (55.6%) suffered from chronic diseases. All patients (100%) had a moderate comfort level, and most (75.1%) experienced moderate symptom burden. There was a significant negative relationship between symptom burden and comfort level among the patients (p=0.01).
Conclusion: There is a significant negative relationship between symptom burden and comfort level in dialysis patients.
Instrument & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study using a purposive sampling method was performed on 257 dialysis patients from six hemodialysis centers. The Chronic Kidney Disease Symptom Burden Index (CKD-SBI) and the Hemodialysis Comfort Questionnaire were used to collect data from October 28, 2024, to June 7, 2025. The Spearman’s rho correlation, Mann-Whitney U-Test, and Kruskal-Wallis Test were employed to analyze data using SPSS 26.
Findings: The mean age of the patients was 38.67 years, and the majority were male and married. Most of their education levels ranged from illiteracy to university education, and more than half (55.6%) suffered from chronic diseases. All patients (100%) had a moderate comfort level, and most (75.1%) experienced moderate symptom burden. There was a significant negative relationship between symptom burden and comfort level among the patients (p=0.01).
Conclusion: There is a significant negative relationship between symptom burden and comfort level in dialysis patients.
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