Abstract

Introduction: Although uremic pruritus is not a life-threatening problem itself, it affects the quality of life and daily life activities of the patients and negatively changes the patient's adaption to the disease. 
 Methods: This descriptive and analytical study was conducted with 219 patients who underwent hemodialysis in State Hospital, University Hospital hemodialysis units and a private dialysis center and met the study criteria. Research data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, 5-D Pruritus Scale and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index. In the analysis of the data, t test, One - Way ANOVA test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis T test, Perason correlation analysis and Dunnet T3 Post Hoc test were used. 
 Results: In the study, the 5-D Pruritus Scale mean score of the patients was 12.70±3.35 points, and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index score was 12.82±2.42. A positive, moderately significant (r=.509, p

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