Volume : 5, Issue : 10, October - 2016

Efficacy of hot application on pain reduction among clients Undergoing hemodialysis

Aswathy Prabhakaran, Mrs. Haseena T. A

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;The present study was aimed to identify the efficacy of hot application on pain reduction among clients undergoing hemodialysis. The objectives of the study were to identify the complications experienced by patients undergoing hemodialysis, to determine the effect of hot application on leg pain during hemodialysis among patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, to determine the association between complications experienced during hemodialysis and selected socio demographic and clinical variables. Methodology used for the study was quantitative approach; the estimated sample size was 40. Result: the mean for the pretest pain score was 5.40 which was decreased to 0.45 after the intervention, it found to be statistically significant (p&lt;0.001). Conclusion: short term complications like hypotension, muscle cramps, nausea and vomiting are more common during hemodialysis, duration of hemodialysis has an influence on muscle cramps, hot application is effective in reducing pain or muscle cramps during hemodialysis.</p>