Table 3: Frequency of symptoms experienced by patients receiving hemodialysis treatment by dialysis symptom index.
No | Never | Rarely | Sometimes | Slightly | Usually | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Constipation | 141 | 38.8 | 22 | 6.1 | 28 | 7.7 | 115 | 31.7 | 6 | 1.7 | 50 | 13.8 | |
Nausea | 167 | 46.0 | 21 | 5.8 | 47 | 12.9 | 99 | 27.3 | 3 | 0.8 | 26 | 7.2 | |
Vomiting | 181 | 49.9 | 40 | 11.0 | 39 | 10.7 | 79 | 21.8 | 3 | 0.8 | 21 | 5.8 | |
Diarrhea | 262 | 72.2 | 40 | 11.0 | 18 | 5.0 | 35 | 9.6 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.4 | |
Poor appetite | 134 | 36.9 | 13 | 3.6 | 48 | 13.2 | 115 | 31.7 | 13 | 3.6 | 40 | 11.0 | |
Muscle cramps | 71 | 19.6 | 13 | 3.6 | 43 | 11.8 | 130 | 35.8 | 8 | 2.2 | 98 | 27.0 | |
Swelling in legs | 239 | 65.8 | 30 | 8.3 | 36 | 9.9 | 27 | 7.4 | 9 | 2.5 | 22 | 6.1 | |
Dyspnea | 196 | 54.0 | 27 | 7.4 | 24 | 6.6 | 73 | 20.1 | 7 | 1.9 | 36 | 9.9 | |
Drowsiness/Dizziness | 105 | 28.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 26 | 7.2 | 119 | 32.8 | 11 | 3.0 | 97 | 26.7 | |
Restless legs syndrome | 269 | 74.1 | 23 | 6.3 | 17 | 4.7 | 14 | 3.9 | 3 | 0.8 | 37 | 10.2 | |
Numbness or tingling in the feet | 102 | 28.1 | 26 | 7.2 | 22 | 6.1 | 67 | 18.5 | 8 | 2.2 | 138 | 38.0 | |
Feeling of fatigue and decrease in energy | 7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 15 | 4.1 | 27 | 7.4 | 7 | 1.9 | 305 | 84.0 | |
Coughing | 238 | 65.6 | 29 | 8.0 | 39 | 10.7 | 37 | 10.2 | 1 | 0.3 | 19 | 5.2 | |
Dryness of the mouth | 87 | 24.0 | 25 | 6.9 | 42 | 11.6 | 102 | 28.1 | 13 | 3.6 | 94 | 25.9 | |
Bone or joint pain | 114 | 31.4 | 18 | 5.0 | 25 | 6.9 | 52 | 14.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 150 | 41.3 | |
Chest pain | 248 | 68.3 | 30 | 8.3 | 23 | 6.3 | 36 | 9.9 | 8 | 2.2 | 18 | 5.0 | |
Headache | 106 | 29.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 43 | 11.8 | 98 | 27.0 | 7 | 1.9 | 103 | 28.4 | |
Muscle pain | 140 | 38.6 | 18 | 5.0 | 54 | 14.9 | 78 | 21.5 | 5 | 1.4 | 68 | 18.7 | |
Concentration difficulties | 60 | 16.5 | 9 | 2.5 | 30 | 8.3 | 52 | 14.3 | 24 | 6.6 | 188 | 51.8 | |
Dry skin | 3 | 0.8 | 14 | 3.9 | 161 | 44.4 | 96 | 26.4 | 38 | 10.5 | 50 | 13.8 | |
Itching | 111 | 30.6 | 19 | 5.2 | 37 | 10.2 | 105 | 28.9 | 5 | 1.4 | 86 | 23.7 | |
Being anxious | 102 | 28.1 | 21 | 5.8 | 76 | 20.9 | 41 | 11.3 | 21 | 5.8 | 102 | 28.1 | |
Feeling nervous | 68 | 18.7 | 14 | 3.9 | 44 | 12.1 | 57 | 15.7 | 24 | 6.6 | 156 | 43.0 | |
Difficulty falling asleep | 104 | 28.7 | 17 | 4.7 | 29 | 8.0 | 58 | 16.0 | 13 | 3.6 | 142 | 39.1 | |
Difficulty in maintaining sleep | 102 | 28.1 | 14 | 3.9 | 29 | 8.0 | 67 | 18.5 | 11 | 3.0 | 140 | 38.6 | |
Feeling uncomfortable | 63 | 17.4 | 18 | 5.0 | 64 | 17.6 | 65 | 17.9 | 33 | 9.1 | 120 | 33.1 | |
Feeling sad | 40 | 11.0 | 19 | 5.2 | 53 | 14.6 | 78 | 21.5 | 33 | 9.1 | 140 | 38.6 | |
Feeling anxious | 60 | 16.5 | 24 | 6.6 | 69 | 19.0 | 56 | 15.4 | 37 | 10.2 | 117 | 32.2 | |
Absence of sexual appetite | 81 | 22.3 | 103 | 28.4 | 42 | 11.6 | 65 | 17.9 | 16 | 4.4 | 56 | 15.4 | |
Difficulty in getting sexual satisfaction | 81 | 22.3 | 103 | 28.4 | 41 | 11.3 | 66 | 18.2 | 16 | 4.4 | 56 | 15.4 |