2023
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25793-z
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Vitamin D level, pain severity and quality of life among hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract: This cross-sectional study aims to find the prevalence of chronic pain and its correlation with the quality of life and vitamin D levels among hemodialysis patients in Palestine. We used the brief pain inventory, the medical outcomes study 36-item short-form health survey, and Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D to assess chronic pain, quality of life, and vitamin D levels, respectively. The study included 200 patients, 38.1% (95% confidence interval 31.3–45.4%) of whom had chronic pain, and 77.7% (95% confidence interv… Show more

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“…According to our regression analysis, pain interference with functioning remained associated with the number of comorbidities. This finding is consistent with those of multiple local and global studies conducted among patients who were undergoing dialysis or diagnosed with CKD 49 , 50 , 73 75 . The presence of comorbid conditions may cause pain through various mechanisms.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…According to our regression analysis, pain interference with functioning remained associated with the number of comorbidities. This finding is consistent with those of multiple local and global studies conducted among patients who were undergoing dialysis or diagnosed with CKD 49 , 50 , 73 75 . The presence of comorbid conditions may cause pain through various mechanisms.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…One multicenter study conducted on PD patients reported similar results [ 15 ]. However, studies conducted on HD patients found higher levels of 25 vitamin D compared to our findings [ 35 ]. This may be explained by the peritoneal losses of the active vitamin D sterols that occur in peritoneal dialysis [ 15 ].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 80%
“…Em relação à caracterização sociodemográfica, os resultados evidenciam que as pessoas com DRC demonstraram semelhança em relação às variáveis sexo, cor e situação conjugal. Também houve predomínio de indivíduos do sexo masculino, cor parda, casados e recipientes de auxílio-doença (19)(20)(21) .…”
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