Assess The Level Of Pain Among Hemodialysis Patients At Selected Hospitals

Abstract

Background

Few studies have evaluated the functional interference of pain in activities of daily living (ADLs), despite the fact that pain is a common complaint among hemodialysis patients with chronic renal disease. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the frequency, location, severity, and functional interference of pain in ADLs among patients with chronic renal disease receiving hemodialysis. Additionally, the study aimed to estimate the correlation between severe functional interference by pain in ADLs and particular pain locations.

Methods:

 The research design employed with a purposive sampling strategy, descriptive research design was used. This study included 60 hemodialysis patients. The pain scale is used to evaluate the pain level of hemodialysis patients. The questionnaires were manually cleaned, their completeness verified, and then imported into data analysis software. After that, the collected data imported into SPSS  software version of 25.0 for additional examination. The use of descriptive statistics was used. Lastly, the relationship between the independent and dependent variables was examined.

Result

Result revealed that of pretest level of pain among hemodialysis patients. Pretest level moderate pain 30(50%) ,15(25%) were severe and mild pain, 0(0.0%)  no pain. Demographic variable educational status of patients had statistically significant association with the pre-test levels of pain among hemodialysis patients. Age, religion, type of family, family monthly income and Number of hemodialysis per month had shown no statistically significant association with the pretest levels of pain among hemodialysis patients..

Conclusion:

For most HD patients, pain is a serious issue that is not adequately addressed. The care team should ask patients about their pain symptoms on a frequent basis and treat them well in order to improve their quality of life.