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中国接受维持性血液透析的老年人疲劳现状及其影响因素:一项多中心横断面研究

 

Authors Zhang N, Jiang P, Fan S, Wang W , Liu F 

Received 7 July 2025

Accepted for publication 23 October 2025

Published 4 November 2025 Volume 2025:20 Pages 1847—1860

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S551991

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Dr Maddalena Illario

Na Zhang,1 Peng Jiang,2 Siyu Fan,1 Weiguo Wang,3 Fengping Liu1 

1Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Urology, Jiangnan University Affiliated Center Hospital (Wuxi Second People’s Hospital), Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Urology, Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

Correspondence: Weiguo Wang, Department of Urology, Suzhou Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Suzhou, 215000, People’s Republic of China, Email shuodanwang@ln.hk Fengping Liu, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, People’s Republic of China, Email liulaoshiyc@jiangnan.edu.cn

Background: Fatigue is highly prevalent in older adults receiving maintenance hemodialysis and seriously affects quality of life. However, evidence on the current status of fatigue and its determinants in this population remains scarce, especially in the unique socio-cultural context of China.
Aim: A multicenter cross-sectional study to investigate the current status of fatigue and analyze associated factors in Chinese older adults receiving maintenance hemodialysis to provide information for targeted interventions.
Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2024 and February 2025. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 279 older adults receiving maintenance hemodialysis from two tertiary hospitals in Wuxi City. The Revised Piper Fatigue Scale, the Self-Efficacy in Chronic Disease Scale, the Index of Family Caring Scale, the Medical Coping Scale, the Anxiety Self-Rating Scale, and the Depression Self-Rating Scale were used to assess fatigue and related factors. Influential factors were analyzed by t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression.
Results: The prevalence of fatigue was 80.3%, and multiple linear regression showed: dialysis vintage ≥ 5 years (β=0.092, P< 0.05), self-efficacy (β=− 0.309, P< 0.001), family care (β=− 0.212, P< 0.001), confrontation coping style (β=− 0.194, P< 0.001), avoidance coping style (β= 0.090, P< 0.01), depression (β=0.104, P< 0.05), hemoglobin (β=− 0.083, P< 0.05), and serum albumin (β=− 0.075, P< 0.05) were independent determinants on fatigue.
Conclusion: Fatigue is a prominent and serious problem in Chinese older adults receiving maintenance hemodialysis, which is influenced by a combination of physical, psychological, and social factors. Based on the determinants identified, targeted interventions should prioritize enhancing self-efficacy through structured education and skill-building programs, strengthening family support systems via family empowerment models, and promoting adaptive coping strategies through cognitive-behavioral techniques. There is an urgent need to incorporate fatigue into routine clinical monitoring and implement such individualized management to improve quality of life and prognosis.

Keywords: hemodialysis, older adults, fatigue, self-efficacy, family functioning