Author(s):
1. Marsha Kurniawan:
Medical Profession Study Programme, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia,,
2. Regina Regina:
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia/ Atma Jaya Hospital,
3. Maria Riastuti Iryaningrum:
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia/ Atma Jaya Hospital.
Abstract:
Pruritus and xerosis cutis are the most common symptoms of chronic kidney disease (CKD), of which the pathophysiology remains unclear to date. We conducted this study to assess the impact of these condition on the quality of life of the CKD patients who undergoing hemodialysis. This crosssectional descriptive research studied 39 patients in the Hemodialysis Unit of Atma Jaya Hospital in August 2019. The pruritus and xerosis severity were assessed by the 5-D Pruritus Scale and Overall Dry Skin score (ODS), respectively. The DLQI questionnaire measured patients' quality of life. All subjects had xerosis cutis, and 46.2% suffered pruritus. A strong significant positive correlation was found between pruritus and xerosis cutis scores with the degree of quality of life of the subjects (r=0.923 dan r=0.620; p=0.000). We concluded that the more severe pruritus and xerosis cutis would negatively impact CKD patients' quality of life undergoing hemodialysis.
Page(s):
288-292
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Year: 2022
Keywords:
Quality of life
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pruritus
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Hemodialysis
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xerosis
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DLQI
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