Correlation study on the pain of arteriovenous fistula cannulation in hemodialysis patients and its correlation with patients' depression

Abstract

Objective To analyze the pain of internal arteriovenous fistula(AVF)cannulation in hemodialysis patients and correlation between the patients' pain perception and depression. Methods 59 hemodialysis patients were surveyed with visual analogue scale(VAS)and Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS).Results the scores of AVF connulation pain and depression was 0.5～8(3.12±1.65)and 0.3～0.8(0.50±0. 10)respectively. The degree of pain was positively correlated with depression in low level. The depression and the period of hemodialysis could affect the patients' perception of pain in multiple step regression.Conclusions Most patients could accept the AVF cannulation pain and some special. Nurses should pay attentions to the patients who had depressed mood or with hemodialysis recently. Key words: Hemodialysis; Arteriovenous fistula cannulation; Pain; Depression