School of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333.
Appl Nurs Res. 2012 Aug;25(3):190-6. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2010.11.002. Epub 2011 Jan 26.
This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and severity of symptom disturbance and to identify symptom clusters among hemodialysis patients. A convenience sample of 117 Taiwanese dialysis patients completed the Somatic Symptoms Disturbance Index, the Taiwanese Depression Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Findings indicated that four symptom clusters emerged from the factor analysis. Relationships within symptom clusters were offered and explored.
本横断面研究旨在调查血液透析患者的症状困扰的患病率和严重程度，并确定症状群。117 名台湾透析患者的便利样本完成了躯体症状障碍指数、台湾抑郁量表和人口统计学问卷。研究结果表明，从因子分析中出现了四个症状群。提供并探讨了症状群内的关系。
