Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July | Volume: 10 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 70-74
A Study to Assess the Effect of Selected Nursing Interventions on Leg Cramps for Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in Selected Hospitals
Sunita T. Gite
B. J. Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune.
ABSTRACT
Dialysis is a process in which waste materials in the blood are filtered through a semi-permeable membrane and removed from body. With improving outcomes, replacement of renal function by Hemodialysis is a well established therapy, but it is not free from complications and those are nausea, vomiting and leg cramps. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness if nursing interventions such as stretching exercise, cycling exercise followed by leg massage on leg cramps on patients with renal failure undergoing Hemodialysis treatment.
Methods: A Descriptive evaluative research approach was used for the present study. Pre experimental one group pre and post test research design was used for present study. The conceptual framework is based on Ida Orlando’s Nursing Process. The study comprised of 30 chronic renal failure patients admitted in selected hospital. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used for sample selection. A numerical analogous scale and Pain Scale, a standardized research tool was used for data collection. Formal permission was obtained from concerned authority from selected Hospital for data collection.
Results: The results showed that, 43.3% of patients in the age group of 30-40 years and 73.3 % of patients were male. Maximum 53.3% of patient’s weight is above 56 kg. Mostly 70 % of patients need more than 30 dialysis in a month. 53.3% of renal failure patients had actual value of creatinine level as 4 to 6.9 mgdl, 43.3% of them had actual value of calcium level below 4.5 mEq/L, Majority of 80% of them had actual value of potassium level below 5.5 mEq/L and 63.3% of them had actual value of sodium level in the range 135-145 mEq/L. 36.7 % of patients had severe leg cramps. After implementing nursing intervention statistically significant difference found in post test. There was not significant association found with selected demographic variable except age among Cerebrovascular accident patients.
Conclusion: The study result shows that most of the patients were male in the age group of 30-40 years. 36.7% of patients were having severe leg cramps. After implementation of nursing care intervention leg cramps, involuntary movement and muscle contraction significantly reduced. This indicates that, there is effectiveness of nursing care intervention on leg cramps, involuntary movement and muscle contraction.
Key words: Leg Cramps, Hemodialysis, Involuntary Movement, Muscle Contraction