A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Massage on Fatigue among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis in the Selected Teaching Hospital at Punjab

Manjit Kaur Salwan, Porkodi Anand

Abstract


An interventional study was conducted to assess the effect of back and lower leg massage on fatigue in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). Fatigue is an invisible and highly prevalent symptom in all chronic illnesses. Fatigue is a common symptom reported by people with CKD is a nonspecific and invisible symptom and is a phenomenon. The objective of the study was to find out the effect of massage of body on fatigue in CKD patients undergoing HD and to promote the comfort by applying intervention and minimizing the fatigue by increasing the energy level.

Keywords: Hemodialysis, massage, CKD

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijncc.v1i1.44

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