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Pain, sleep disturbance and survival in hemodialysis patients
Author(s) -
Todd J. Harris,
Rabia Nazir,
Prashant Khetpal,
Jordan B. Peterson,
Pavan Chava,
Sagar S. Patel,
Paul L. Kimmel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfr355
Subject(s) - medicine , mcgill pain questionnaire , sleep disorder , psychosocial , hemodialysis , pittsburgh sleep quality index , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , psychological intervention , visual analogue scale , insomnia , psychiatry , sleep quality , nursing
Patients' perception of pain during hemodialysis (HD) and at times between HD treatment and its association with survival have not been well studied in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We evaluated the experience of pain during HD and at times when the patient was not receiving HD, and assessed possible associations of the perception of pain and sleep disturbance with patient survival.

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