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February 11, 2026Journal of Nephrology

The impact of pruritus on quality of life of patients undergoing dialysis: a single-center cohort study

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GTGianpaolo TessariCVCamilla Dalle VedoveCLC. Loschiavo

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Cohort study measures pruritus effect on quality of life in dialysis patients, indicating significant impacts.

Key Points

  • The study aims to measure how pruritus affects the quality of life in patients receiving dialysis.
  • Measured pruritus intensity using a 10-point visual analog scale
  • Assessed quality of life with SF-36, GHQ-12, and Skindex-29 questionnaires
  • Included 139 patients on hemodialysis and 30 on peritoneal dialysis
  • 52.1% of patients experienced pruritus, with no differences between dialysis types
  • Higher prevalence of poor sleep in patients with pruritus (59%) compared to those without (11%; p<0.001)
  • Pruritus intensity correlated with poor scores in all Skindex-29 subscales related to emotions and social function

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Tessari et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1d1d267fb587c655fa99https://doi.org/10.1093/joneph/22.2.241
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