Currently, kidney transplantation is the best method of treating end-stage renal disease and it significantly improves the patients' quality of life. In the case of CKD, in end-stage renal disease, the only possibility of extending a patient's life is the renal replacement therapy. Įvery disease, as well as the therapy applied in it, affects the daily functioning of a patient. Meanwhile, the annual incidence of CKD worldwide amounts to approximately 150/million. According to approximate data, kidney damage in various stages may be present in up to 4-5 million people in Poland. In addition, due to the ageing population, the incidence of CKD will increase, and thus, the need for hospitalization and renal replacement therapies will also grow. Independent risk factors include age, diabetes and hypertension. According to the NATPOL 2011 survey, the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Poland amounts to 5.8%. It is estimated that chronic kidney diseases affect 1 in every 10 persons worldwide. Haemodialysis chronic kidney disease health problems Introduction It deteriorates the patients' well-being through troublesome symptoms, inconveniences associated with organizing the procedure and limitations resulting from the therapy. Haemodialysis patients feel the negative impact of the therapy on their personal, professional, social life and on their mental state.Ĭonclusions: Haemodialysis significantly adversely affects the physical and mental condition of patients. Most problems were reported by single individuals (p<0.05).
Over 50% of the respondents reported blood pressure fluctuations and general weakness that occur after haemodialysis. Results: 78% of the respondents accept the treatment method applied to them. The analysis was performed using the StatSoft Statistica 13.1 PL statistical suite and the Microsoft Office suite. A questionnaire of our own design was used to identify the health problems. Material and methods: The study was conducted in a group of 150 patients treated at the Independent Public Central Clinical Hospital at Banacha Street in Warsaw at the Department of General, Vascular and Transplant Surgery and at the Department of Nephrology, Dialysis Therapy and Internal Diseases. Purpose: Identification of the health problems of chronic haemodialysis patients.
Introduction: In Poland, haemodialysis therapy is the dominant renal replacement method, it prolongs life and gives the possibility of waiting for a kidney transplant, however, it is not free from disadvantages.
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