Reduction of Muscle Cramps among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: The Effectiveness of Intradialytic Stretching Exercises

Panchiri, Manoj; Joshi, Sonopant; Dumbre, Dipali

doi:10.5958/0974-9357.2017.00098.8

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“…17 The present study findings point out that 55% respondents reported that dialysis had to be stopped because of severity of cramps This result was also supported by earlier study which estimated that 33 to 86% of patients experience muscle cramps during haemodialysis, which results in early termination of haemodialysis session. 18 Another study highlighted that 79% participants claimed that the dialysis session sometimes been interrupted because of the cramps. 5 In this study, the muscle cramps were mostly reported in leg region.…”

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Prevalence of Intradialytic Muscle Cramps and Quality of Life in Haemodialysis Patients

Naz,

Nazar,

Khalid

et al. 2024

J. Bahria Uni. Med. Dent. Coll.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to find out prevalence of intradialytic muscle cramps and quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Study design and settings: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in three different hospitals in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Methodology: Following ethical approval, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 361 patients undergoing hemodialysis through Convenience Sampling Technique. A self-structured questionnaire was used for demographic data and clinical characteristics. Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) was used to assess severity of muscle cramps and WHOQOL- BREF was used to assess quality of life in hemodialysis patients. Result: During hemodialysis, 78% participants experienced muscle cramps, the mean severity of cramps during hemodialysis was noted to be 7.08±1.94. The most of participants i.e. 45% reported muscle cramps in leg region. The QOL of patients undergoing hemodialysis was low in physical (59.95±19.19), psychological (58.60±17.04), and environmental (33.06±10.51) domains while good in the social domain (83.26±23.75) of WHOQOL- BREF questionnaire Conclusion: The current study's findings showed that muscle cramps in patients undergoing hemodialysis is common. The most reported muscle cramps region were legs. Patients undergoing hemodialysis have a low quality of life except social domain.

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Prevalence of Intradialytic Muscle Cramps and Quality of Life in Haemodialysis Patients

Naz,

Nazar,

Khalid

et al. 2024

J. Bahria Uni. Med. Dent. Coll.

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Effectiveness of intradialytic leg stretching exercises to reduce muscle cramps among patients undergoing hemodialysis

Jogindra¹

2022

JNUR

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Muscle cramp is one of the most frequent problems experienced by patients during hemodialysis who have low functional capacity, decreased muscle strength, and fatigue and are associated with poor health-related quality of life. Providing exercises reduce muscle cramps by improving muscle strength and flexibility. Workouts also increase blood flow and open capillary surface areas, thereby increasing waste removal. To evaluate the effectiveness of intradialytic exercises to reduce the frequency and intensity of muscle cramps among patients undergoing hemodialysis, a preexperiment, one group pre-test, and a post-test study were conducted on 60 patients who confirmed the inclusion and exclusion criteria recruited consecutively. A structured interview schedule, self-developed muscle cramps assessment proforma, and visual analogue scale were used after getting approved by the ethical committee and taking permission from hospital authorities. Intradialytic active and passive leg exercises were performed as per the developed protocol. A post-test was conducted after a follow-up period of 6 weeks. Data analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result shows a significant decrease in the frequency and pain intensity of muscle cramps after exercise. There was no significant association of muscle cramps with the selected socio-demographic and clinical variables, except in post-intervention with sedentary lifestyles. The muscle cramps were more among patients with sedentary lifestyles than non-sedentary. Intradialytic stretching leg exercises were highly effective in reducing muscle cramps' frequency and pain intensity. Nurses must include this program as a part of routine care for all patients after assessing risks subjected to hemodialysis.

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Reduction of Muscle Cramps among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: The Effectiveness of Intradialytic Stretching Exercises

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Prevalence of Intradialytic Muscle Cramps and Quality of Life in Haemodialysis Patients

Prevalence of Intradialytic Muscle Cramps and Quality of Life in Haemodialysis Patients

Effectiveness of intradialytic leg stretching exercises to reduce muscle cramps among patients undergoing hemodialysis

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