The Relationship Between Intradialytic Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Using a Modified Version of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Intradialytic nutrition has been shown to improve nutritional status in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients but remains controversial due in part to concerns over hemodynamic stability and gastrointestinal (GI) distress. There are limited data on the relationship between intradialytic nutrition and GI symptoms, possibly due to the lack of a validated tool. Therefore, we intended to validate a questionnaire to measure GI symptoms associated with a single HD treatment and determine the relationship between intradialytic nutrition and GI symptoms.

Design

Cross-sectional study. Forty-eight maintenance HD patients.

Main outcome measure

GI symptoms and dietary intake during HD treatment.

Results

In general, we found acceptable internal consistency (Cronb

SUBMITTER: Kistler BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436647 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature