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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

高壓電位刺激儀對血液透析患者在睡眠及與健康相關的生活品質之療效

Abstract

Background/Purpose: Disturbances in sleep and health-related quality of life (HRQL) are common in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of high voltage galvanic stimulation (HVGS) on blood chemistry, sleeping quality and HRQL among hemodialysis patients.Methods: This is an experimental one way repeated measure design. We enrolled 19 patients from a major hemodialysis center. All patients underwent whole body FT-9000 HVGS therapy, 20 minutes per session, three times per week, for 12 weeks. The assessments of therapeutic effectiveness including basic blood cell counts and biochemistry, Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey, and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were performed 1) at pre-treatment, 2) at the end of the 12-week of treatment (post-treatment) and 3) at the 12th week after the completion of treatment as the follow up test. Results: A total of 12 patients (8 men and 4 women) completed the entire 24-week study. The mean age was 55±12 years. There were no statistically significant differences in the blood cell counts and biochemistry studies performed at pre-treatment, post-treatment and at follow-up. The PSQI scores were significantly different between the pre-treatment and post-treatment data (17.17±0.84 vs. 14.50±1.62) (F=35.2, p＜0.01). The PSQI score improved significantly after 12 weeks of HVGS therapy; however, the PSQI score of the follow-up data (17.25±1.14) had returned to the pre-treatment level. The result of SF-36 health survey revealed significant improvements in physical functioning, bodily pain, general health, vitality, and role limitation in emotional status (p＜0.05) after HVGS treatment. But those scores returned to the level of pre-treatment at follow-up assessment. Conclusion: HVGS may be a valuable modality for improving the quality of sleep and the quality of life for patients undergoing hemodialysis.

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English

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