Post-dialysis Recovery Time and Affecting Factors Between Turkey and Portugal

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) can experience symptoms such as lassitude, pain, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, rash, skin dryness, sleep disorders, and emotional and sexual problems after the treatment.

Detailed Description
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Many chronic HD patients do not feel well after the treatment sessions and need some time to recover. This recovery time is defined as the time required to recover from the feelings of lassitude and fatigue. The patients are limited in their daily living activities at home and at work during this period and a significant amount of time is therefore required to go back to normal life.

Official Title
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A Comparative Study Between Turkey and Portugal: Post-dialysis Recovery Time and Affecting Factors

Conditions
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Dialysis, Recovery Time

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Post-dialysis recovery group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18 years or older Being on HD for 4 hours a day on 3 days per week for at least 6 months No communication problem Volunteering to participate to the study Exclusion Criteria: Younger than 18 years Shorter being on HD for 4 hours a day on 3 days per week for at least 6 months Have communication problem Not volunteering to participate to the study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: Post-dialysis recovery group|Before the hemodialysis session, the patients were asked by the investigators how long it took them to recover from a dialysis session, taking the last treatment month into account.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-dialysis Recovery Time | Before the hemodialysis session, the patients were asked by the investigators how long it took them to recover from a dialysis session, taking the last treatment month into account. | up to 4 weeks | 
| Anxiety at one month | It will be assessed with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. This scale, which has a two-factor structure is comprised of 14 items. Seven of these items assess the anxiety status and the remaining seven assess depression. Each item is scored on a four-point scale. Total score ranges between 0 and 21 for anxiety and depression. Scores between 0 and 7 indicate normal emotional status. | up to 4 weeks | 
| Depression at one month | It will be assessed with Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. This scale, which has a two-factor structure is comprised of 14 items. Seven of these items assess the anxiety status and the remaining seven assess depression. Each item is scored on a four-point scale. Total score ranges between 0 and 21 for anxiety and depression. Scores between 0 and 7 indicate normal emotional status. | up to 4 weeks | 
| Rate of Headache at one month | The patients will tell the living of headache to the investigators at the end of the one month. The answer will be yes or no. | up to 4 weeks | 
| Rate of dry mouth at one month | The patients will tell the living of dry mouth to the investigators at the end of the one month. The answer will be yes or no. | up to 4 weeks | 
| Rate of trouble falling asleep at one month | The patients will tell the living of trouble falling asleep to the investigators at the end of the one month. The answer will be yes or no. | up to 4 weeks | 
| Hemodialysis Sessions Features | Before and after the hemodialysis sessions, the patients were asked by investigators about dialysate bicarbonate concentration in mmol/L | up to 4 weeks | 
| Biochemical variables at one month | After one month urea reduction rate (%) were aken from the patients' medical record | up to 4 weeks |