Ecological momentary assessment of fatigue, sleepiness, and exhaustion in ESKD.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients on maintenance dialysis experience significant sleepiness and fatigue. However, the influence of the hemodialysis (HD) day and circadian rhythms on patients' symptoms have not been well characterized. We sought to use ecological momentary assessment to evaluate day-to-day and diurnal variability of fatigue, sleepiness, exhaustion and related symptoms in thrice-weekly maintenance HD patients.

Methods

Subjects used a modified cellular phone to access an interactive voice response system that administered the Daytime Insomnia Symptom Scale (DISS). The DISS assessed subjective vitality, mood, and alertness through 19 questions using 7- point Likert scales. Subjects completed the DISS 4 times daily for 7 consecutive days. Factor analysis was conducted and

SUBMITTER: Abdel-Kader K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3927224 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature