Prevalence and severity of lower gastrointestinal symptoms amongst non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Ruszkowski, K Majkutewicz, Z Heleniak… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients experience a wide range of symptoms that
deteriorate their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We aimed to estimate the prevalence …

Assessment of health-related quality of life, medication adherence, and prevalence of depression in kidney failure patients

MD Butt, SC Ong, FZ Butt, A Sajjad, MF Rasool… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Kidney failure is a global health problem with a worldwide mean prevalence
rate of 13.4%. Kidney failure remains symptomless during most of the early stages until …

Cluster of Symptoms in Kidney Failure: A Systematic Review

J Gomariz-Ruiz, D Pérez-Cruzado… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Chronic kidney disease is a global problem characterized by a progressive
decrease in kidney function with associated symptoms. A better understanding of these …

Factors associated with quality of life in patients with kidney failure managed conservatively and with dialysis: a cross-sectional study

S So, MA Brown, K Li - BMC nephrology, 2023 - Springer
Background Later stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with poorer self-
perceived health-related quality of life (HRQOL), a major consideration for many patients …

Relationship among symptoms, quality of life, and complementary and alternative medicines use among patients undergoing hemodialysis in French-speaking …

M Kemnitz, M Antonini, P Delmas - BMC Complementary Medicine and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chronic renal disease is considered a main public health problem due to its
high prevalence in the population. The solution of choice currently available is kidney …

Real-world evidence of constipation and laxative use in the Korean population with chronic kidney disease from a common data model

K Kim, JE Kim, JH Kim, SH Ahn, CY Jung… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Constipation is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal disorder in patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD). However, our understanding of its epidemiology and management in CKD is …

Impact of chronic kidney disease on everyday life: A descriptive qualitative study

HE Yapa, S Chambers, L Purtell… - Journal of Renal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Living with chronic kidney disease is stressful as the disease and its treatments
impact on everyday physical, psychological, and social activities. As this disease has a long …

Living normally without being oneself: A qualitative study on the experience of living with advanced chronic kidney disease

C de la Cuesta-Benjumea, LE Hernádez-Ibarra… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The aim of the study was to describe and analyze the experience of people with advanced
chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem that is …

Kidney Supportive Care for Working-Age Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Profile of Characteristics and Symptom Burden

J Liu, L Purtell, A Bonner - Nephron, 2024 - karger.com
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects people across their lifespan. Kidney
supportive care (KSC) is typically offered for older people for symptom management …

[HTML][HTML] Pain and quality of life of patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia

A Khaled, DG Bakhsh, HY Aljimaee… - Journal of Infection and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Pain has an adverse effect on HRQoL and has social, psychological, and
physical repercussions for ESRD patients. In the present study, we assessed chronic pain in …