Abstract
Background- Although it is widely accepted that exercise is beneficial in patients with end-stage renal disease as in the general population, it is not easy to incorporate exercise programs into routine clinical practice. objectives: To determine the effect of intradialytic exercises on clinical outcome among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and to find the association of clinical outcome with selected socio personal and clinical variables. Material and Method: One group pretest posttest design carried out among 30 patients who fulfilled the selection criteria were consecutively selected from dialysis unit of a tertiary care unit. The tools used were socio personal and clinical data sheet, Urea reduction ratio sheet, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, fatigue severity rating scale and muscle cramp assessment tool.Results:After intradialytic exercises urea reduction ratio was improved significantly from 64.27 ± 9.10 to 68.47 ±7.33, Pittsburgh sleep quality index score decreased significantly from 10.40 ± 4.17 to 8.43 ± 4.67, fatigue severity score decreased significantly from 43.03 ± 15.14 to 28.93± 16.56 and muscle cramp severity score significantly decreased from 2.13± 1.33 to 1.77±1.35. Intradialytic exercises were found to be effective in improving clinical outcome of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. No statistically significant association was found between clinical outcome of dialysis and selected socio personal and clinical variables.
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