Intradialytic Benson's Relaxation Technique in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

A major public health concern, chronic kidney disease is characterized by abnormalities of kidney structure or function that have been present for more than three months and have particular health consequences . Uremia is a clinical condition associated with declining renal function and is characterized by fluid overload, electrolyte imbalances, metabolic abnormalities, and physiological changes. Urea exhibits direct and indirect toxicity to various tissues leading to symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, anorexia, muscle cramps, pruritus, and altered mentation.Previous studies reported that poor sleep is one of the most prevalent symptoms experienced by CRD patients most patients because of increase toxins concentrations of plasma (creatinine and urea), anemia, nocturnal hypoxia, and co-morbidities. Benson's relaxation technique is an effective intervention which has been introduced as useful non-pharmacological method which decreases stress over its effect on mental, physical conditions, depression, anxiety, self-steam, enhance sleep and improves the quality of life of hemodialysis patients.