Determinants of the intensity of uremic pruritus in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uremic pruritus (UP) is a common and frustrating symptom in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). The majority of patients have mild to moderate itching of the skin, and a small percentage have severe itching, which seriously affects their quality of life and survival rate. However, little is known about factors that influence the intensity of itching in patients.

Methods

A cross-sectional study on uremic pruritus in male and female patients receiving HD was conducted in September 2019. This study included 148 eligible patients who received HD at the Blood Purification Center of Xinchang County People's Hospital, Zhejiang Province, China from March 2019 to June 2019. We collected general data consisted of age, sex, body mass index (BMI), place of residence, educat

SUBMITTER: Zhao JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817000 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature