Post-dialysis Recovery Time and Affecting Factors Between Turkey and Portugal
Post-dialysis Recovery Time and Affecting Factors Between Turkey and Portugal
Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) can experience symptoms such as lassitude, pain, muscle
 cramps, nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, rash, skin dryness, sleep disorders, and
 emotional and sexual problems after the treatment.
Many chronic HD patients do not feel well after the treatment sessions and need some time to
 recover. This recovery time is defined as the time required to recover from the feelings of
 lassitude and fatigue. The patients are limited in their daily living activities at home and
 at work during this period and a significant amount of time is therefore required to go back
 to normal life.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  18 years or older

 -  Being on HD for 4 hours a day on 3 days per week for at least 6 months

 -  No communication problem

 -  Volunteering to participate to the study

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Younger than 18 years

 -  Shorter being on HD for 4 hours a day on 3 days per week for at least 6 months

 -  Have communication problem

 -  Not volunteering to participate to the study