Prevalence and Management of Chronic Pain, Including Neuropathic Pain, in Dialysis Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Klaudia Kitala-Tańska; Ewa Kania-Zimnicka; Damian Tański; Norbert Kwella; Tomasz Stompór; Małgorzata Stompór

doi:10.12659/MSM.943808

16 May 2024 : Clinical Research

Prevalence and Management of Chronic Pain, Including Neuropathic Pain, in Dialysis Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Klaudia Kitala-Tańska

^1ABDEF*, Ewa Kania-Zimnicka^2AB, Damian Tański

^3CDEF, Norbert Kwella

^4BDE, Tomasz Stompór

^4ADEF, Małgorzata Stompór

^5ADEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943808

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943808

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Table 3 Comparison between the patients with probable neuropathic pain and patients with chronic pain without neuropathic component and indicated disorders used Pearson’s chi-squared test.

		Probable neuropathic pain		Chi-square value	Statistical significance
		Yes	No	Chi-square value	Statistical significance
Gender	Male	19	21	0.001	p=0.99
Gender	Female	10	11	0.001	p=0.99
Living alone	Yes	5	8	0.546	p=0.46
Living alone	No	24	24	0.546	p=0.46
Dementia	Yes	5	12	3.106	p=0.08
Dementia	No	24	20	3.106	p=0.08
Depression	Yes	23	21	1.417	p=0.23
Depression	No	6	11	1.417	p=0.23
Sleep disorder	Yes	23	17	4.621
Sleep disorder	No	6	15	4.621
Disability	Yes	8	3	3.413	p=0.06
Disability	No	21	29	3.413	p=0.06
Diabetes mellitus	Yes	10	13	0.244	p=0.62
Diabetes mellitus	No	19	19	0.244	p=0.62
COVID-19	Yes	16	18	0.007	p=0.93
COVID-19	No	13	14	0.007	p=0.93
Type of dialysis	HD	27	30	0.01	p=0.92
Type of dialysis	PD	2	2	0.01	p=0.92
Bolded data indicate statistically significant results (

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