TY  - JOUR
T1  - Comparative Analysis of Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus: A Multi-Ethnic Study among Patients on Hemodialysis
A1  - Inayat Ur Rehman
A1  - Lee Learn Han
A1  - Tahir M Khan
A1  - Yaser Alworafi
A1  - Amal Suleiman
JF  - Archives of Pharmacy Practice
JO  - Arch Pharm Pract
SN  - 2320-5210
Y1  - 2021
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.51847/Asmu6akyOy
SP  - 17
EP  - 24
N2  - To date, no study has compared the prevalence of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) among patients on hemodialysis in Pakistan (a developing country with poor health resources) and Malaysia (a newly industrialized country with adequate health resources). The aim was to compare CKD-aP between Pakistani and Malaysian patients on hemodialysis and factors associated with CKD-aP. Pakistani patients were recruited from July 2016 to April 2017 from two tertiary hospitals in Peshawar and Rawalpindi. Whilst Malaysian patients were recruited from February to September 2017 from a tertiary hospital and its affiliated dialysis centers in Kuala Lumpur. 

A total of 354 Pakistani and 334 Malaysian patients were recruited (response rate=100%). The CKD-aP prevalence was 74% and 61.3% in Pakistan and Malaysia, respectively. Pakistani patients had poorer PSQI and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores compared to Malaysian patients. The prevalence of CKD-aP and the PSQI score was slightly higher in Pakistan than in Malaysia. CKD-aP was significantly associated with PSQI score and HRQOL in both populations.
UR  - https://archivepp.com/article/comparative-analysis-of-chronic-kidney-disease-associated-pruritus-a-multi-ethnic-study-among-patie-0wpd18tanirpzxh
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