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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 18.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 May 13;82(4):464–480. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.02.008

Figure 2. Prevalence of PDF and TIRD.

Figure 2.

The prevalence of PDF has varied between studies from 20% to 86% depending on how PDF was defined and ascertained (A). The proportion of patients reporting TIRD of various lengths has also varied between studies, with as many as 22.8% reporting needing >12 hours to recover from an HD treatment (B).

*In these studies, patients were asked to report on 5-point Likert scales the duration, frequency, and intensity of fatigue. The patient was considered to have PDF if the average of these was ≥4 points.

Abbreviations: HD, hemodialysis; PDF, post-dialysis fatigue; TIRD, time to recovery from dialysis