Symptom cluster among hemodialysis patients in Taiwan

Symptom cluster among hemodialysis patients in Taiwan

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of symptom disturbance and to identify symptom clusters among hemodialysis patients. A convenience sample of 117 Taiwanese dialysis patients completed the Somatic Symptoms Disturbance Index, the Taiwanese Depression Scale, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied nursing research 2012-08, Vol.25 (3), p.190-196
Hauptverfasser: Yu, I-Chen, Huang, Jeng-Yi, Tsai, Yun-Fang
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression
Depression - epidemiology
Dialysis
Discriminant analysis
Factor analysis
Fatigue - epidemiology
Female
Hemodialysis
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - epidemiology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical tests
Middle Aged
Nursing
Pain - epidemiology
Patients
Prevalence
Renal Dialysis - adverse effects
Renal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data
Severity
Somatic symptoms
Symptom Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Symptoms
Taiwan
Taiwan - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of symptom disturbance and to identify symptom clusters among hemodialysis patients. A convenience sample of 117 Taiwanese dialysis patients completed the Somatic Symptoms Disturbance Index, the Taiwanese Depression Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Findings indicated that four symptom clusters emerged from the factor analysis. Relationships within symptom clusters were offered and explored.
ISSN:0897-1897
1532-8201
DOI:10.1016/j.apnr.2010.11.002