Open Access<p>Symptom Clusters in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis</p>
Author(s) -
Suchira Chaiviboontham,
Noppawan Phinitkhajorndech,
Juthamas Tiansaard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nephrology and renovascular disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-7058
DOI - 10.2147/ijnrd.s271619
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , end stage renal disease , dialysis , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , depression (economics) , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis have to face many symptoms from disease progression and treatment. These symptoms cause suffering and affect physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual of the patients, resulting in decreased quality of life and might increase the death rate of these patients. Therefore, the study of symptoms in ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis will lead to effective symptom management and maximize benefits for the patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the symptom clusters of ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis.