Effectiveness of Intradialytic Leg Exercise on Dialysis Efficacy among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Medical Surgical Nursing

Introduction: CKD is known to be a universal health problem because of its increasing prevalence and incidence all over the world. Once the kidney stops working, patients cannot sustain life without kidney dialysis or transplantation. Aims: The aim is to determine the effect of exercise during hemodialysis on the efficacy of dialysis among CKD patients in KFHU. Settings and Design: A quantitative experimental design was used in this study. The study was conducted in the hemodialysis unit in KFHU, KSA. Methods and Material: A total number of 30 adult patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected randomly from Hemodialysis unit. Then, they were divided equally (15 each) into experimental and control groups. In the study group, a six weeks leg exercise program was conducted. Whereas the control group were receiving the routine dialysis care. Data were tabulated and analyzed using SPSS version 16. Results: Statistical significant improvement was seen in blood urea nitrogen in the study group. Also, there was a slight improvement in the hemoglobin level. Whereas, there was no significant difference in the creatinine, URR and the calcium levels. Conclusions: It can be conclude that leg exercise during hemodialysis shows statistical significant improvement in the blood urea nitrogen during the follow up period of studied group. Regarding creatinine, URR and calcium level, and the findings did not show significant difference. This can be explained by the fact that the follow up period was too short to identify the effect of exercise upon the previously mentioned values.

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