Dialysis Symptom Index: Patient-reported outcome measures study of dialysis patients in low resource settings in India

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World J Nephrol. Dec 25, 2025; 14(4): 111639
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639

Table 6 Prevalence of individual symptoms in the overall study group, n (%)

Symptoms studied	Moderate-severe (3, 4)	Mild (1, 2)	No symptoms (0)
Worrying	53 (33.7)	68 (43.3)	36 (22.9)
Trouble falling asleep	45 (28.6)	47 (29.9)	65 (41.4)
Feeling bad	44 (28)	69 (43.9)	44 (28)
Muscle cramps	37 (23.5)	59 (37.5)	61 (38.8)
Trouble staying asleep	41 (26.1)	33 (21)	83 (52.8)
Dry mouth	26 (16.5)	50 (31.8)	81 (51.5)
Feeling tired/lack of energy	21 (13.4)	69 (43.9)	67 (42.6)
Bone/joint pain	19 (12.1)	62 (39.4)	76 (48.4)
Dry skin	17 (10.8)	74 (47.1)	66 (42)
Itching	16 (10.1)	42 (26.7)	99 (63)
Feeling nervous	15 (9.5)	46 (29.2)	96 (61.1)
Swelling in legs	14 (8.9)	47 (29.9)	96 (61.1)
Cough	13 (8.2)	53 (33.7)	91 (57.9)
Muscle soreness	12 (7.6)	58 (36.9)	87 (55.4)
Headache	11 (7)	46 (29.2)	100 (63.6)
Numbness or tingling in feet	11 (7)	28 (17.8)	118 (75.1)
Difficulty concentration	11 (7)	57 (36.3)	89 (56.6)
Restless legs	11 (7)	58 (36.9)	88 (56)
Feeling irritable	11 (7)	35 (22.2)	111 (70.7)
Decreased interest in sex	11 (7)	16 (10.2)	130 (82.8)
Shortness of breath	10 (6)	52 (33.1)	95 (60.5)
Constipation	10 (6)	22 (14)	125 (79.6)
Decreased appetite	9 (5)	42 (26.7)	106 (67.5)
Chest pain	4 (2.5)	25 (15.9)	128 (81.5)
Vomiting	7 (4.4)	26 (16.5)	124 (78.9)
Nausea	7 (4.4)	15 (9.5)	135 (85.9)
Light-headedness	7 (4.4)	32 (20.3)	118 (75.1)
Difficulty becoming sexually aroused	5 (3.1)	13 (8.2)	139 (88.5)
Diarrhea	3 (1.9)	12 (7.6)	142 (90.4)

Citation: Pichumani A, Kodaganallur Parthasarathi P, Mani N, Damal Kandadai S, Rathakrishnan D, Moka MK, Sundar L, George M. Dialysis Symptom Index: Patient-reported outcome measures study of dialysis patients in low resource settings in India. World J Nephrol 2025; 14(4): 111639
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v14/i4/111639.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639

Pichumani A, Kodaganallur Parthasarathi P, Mani N, Damal Kandadai S, Rathakrishnan D, Moka MK, Sundar L, George M. Dialysis Symptom Index: Patient-reported outcome measures study of dialysis patients in low resource settings in India. World J Nephrol 2025; 14(4): 111639 [PMID: 41479830 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.111639]

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