FREQUENCY OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE ASSOCIATED PRURITUS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SLEEP QUALITY IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

M SAMI; T TAHIR; P MAL; AHK SHERWANI; MK LUHANO; A MANSOOR

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2023i1.443

Authors

M SAMI Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, Pakistan
T TAHIR Department of Nephrology, Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan
P MAL Department of Nephrology, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan
AHK SHERWANI Central Park Medical College Lahore, Pakistan
MK LUHANO Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, Pakistan
A MANSOOR Central Park Medical College Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2023i1.443

Keywords:

Chronic Kidney Disease, Pruritus, Sleep Quality

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, between November 2022 and April 2023. The study aimed to evaluate the frequency of pruritus associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its correlation with sleep quality in hemodialysis patients. The study cohort comprised 55 individuals diagnosed with CKD, aged between 18 and 70, and of both genders. Chi-square and Independent Samples T-tests were used for statistical analysis, and a significance level of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study found that 39 (70.9%) patients reported chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus. Among the pruritus patients, 7.7% reported no effect on their sleep, 43.6% reported occasional sleep, and 48.7% reported severe effects on sleep. The study showed a significant association between increasing age and pruritus (P = 0.0001) but no significant association between pruritus and gender (P = 0.23). The mean age of the patients was 40.8±14.12 years. The study concluded that the prevalence of pruritus in hemodialysis patients with chronic kidney disease was very high. Also, pruritus in individuals with chronic renal disease significantly correlated with sleep quality and advancing age among hemodialysis patients.

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