The Problem of Fatigue in Dialysis Patients

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137 patients on maintenance dialysis were studied. All but 2 patients were ambulatory, and all patients demonstrated good to normal strength on manual motor tests. With the exception of systemic lupus erythematosus, no correlation was found between primary diagnosis and patients’ fatigue ratings. Laboratory studies of hematocrit, BUN, creatinine, calcium, and phosphorus did not correlate with fatigue ratings for the majority of patients. Fatigue appeared more problematic for patients who had been dialyzing for less than 4 years. Depression was pronounced among patients who reported feeling fatigued upon arising.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1982

Publication date (Print): 1982

Publication date (Electronic): 03 December 2008

Volume: 30

Issue: 4

Pages: 336-340

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^aDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., USA; ^bCenter for Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., USA

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Publisher ID: 182512 Other ID: Nephron 1982;30:336–340

DOI: 10.1159/000182512

PubMed ID: 7110464

SO-VID: 96dcc90d-b125-42b6-9f00-f7a6ec5c7f45

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Date accepted : 08 October 1981

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Pages: 5

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