Naslov
Association of alexithymia with laboratory values, sleep quality and datime sleepiness among hemodialysis patients

Autori
Pojatić, Đorđe ; Degmečić, Dunja ; Pezerović, Davorin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Dies Doctorandorum 2019., Book of Abstracts / - Osijek, 2019, 72-73

Skup
Dies Doctorandum 2019

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 30.09.2019. - 01.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
alexithymia, hemodialysis patients, excessive daytime sleepiness, phosphorus, potassium

Sažetak
Introduction: Alexithymia is a construct, stable personality trait that implies difficulty distinguishing between feelings and the bodily sensations, difficulty describing feelings to other people, constricted imaginal processes and a cognitive style of thinking that is oriented towards external stimuli rather than feelings. Alexithymia is associated with lower sleep quality, depression, lower survival and quality of life among hemodialysis patients (HD patients). Iti s unknown is there any correlation between alexithymia and biochemical parameters of HD patients or duration of hemodialysis program. Iti s also unknown is there any corelation between alexithymia and excessive daytime sleepiness in HD patients. Aims: Aims of this study was to determine association of alexithymia with excessive daytime sleepiness, laboratory values of potassium, phosphorus, leukocytes and duration of hemodialysis of HD patients. Participants and Methods: The sample consisted of 83 HD patients (47 men and 36 women) on chronic hemoadialysis programe, mean age 63, 95 years. Participants answered questions of sociodemographic questionnaire, Toronto Alexithymia Scale 26 (TAS 26) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), both validated in Croatian. At the same day particiapnts gave blood sampels for analysis of biochemical values. Results: Based on alexithymia levels there is significant difference in serum phosphorus levels among HD patients (p=0.027, Kruskal Wallis H test). Alexithymic patients had lower levels of serum phosphorus compared to HD patients without alexithymia (p=0.022). HD patients had significantly different level of alexithymia based on duration of hemodialysis (p=0.034, Kruskal Wallis H test), respectively HD patients with mild levels of alexithymia had longer duration of hemodialysis compared to patients without alexithymia (p=0.035). Alexithymic HD patients had significantly higer levels of daytime sleepiness compared to patients without alexithymia (p<0.000, Kruskal Wallis H test). Alexithymia levels corelated positively to levels of leukocytes (p=0.004, Pearson correlation coefficient). Subscale of TAS 26, externaly oriented thinking corelated positively with potassium levels (p=0.032, Spearman correlation coefficients). Conclusion: Alexithymia is important personality trait in HD which is strongly associated with low phosphorus levels and high level of leukocytes. Alexithymic HD patients had excessive daytime sleepiness and duration of hemodialysis can rise levels of alexithymia in HD patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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