The Effect of Muscle Relaxation on Serum Calcium and Phosphorus Levels in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Resumen

Improvement of calcium and phosphorus level isconsidered as an important factor in reducing mortalityin hemodialysis patients. This study aimed toinvestigate the effect of muscle relaxation techniques oncalcium, phosphorus and phosphorus concentrations inpatients undergoing hemodialysis. A total of 90 hemodialysispatients in Zahedan hemodialysis centers were selectedby purposive sampling and randomly divided intocontrol and test groups with permutation blocks. Serumlevels of calcium and phosphorus were measured beforethe intervention. Benson’s muscle relaxation responsewas taught to the test group during three sessions andthey were asked to perform relaxation techniques for2-15 times each day for one month. The routine caregroup was provided. Then, the levels of calcium andphosphorus were compared in two groups and the datawere analyzed using statistical tests at a significance levelof 0<0.05. The results showed that the mean of calciumin the test group before and after the intervention was8.69±1.8.1 and 8.79±0.95, respectively. Independent ttestshowed that the mean of calcium after the interventionin the test group was significantly higher than thecontrol group (p=0.005). The mean of p-value before andafter the intervention in the two groups was not statisticallysignificant (P≤0.05). Regarding the improvement ofcalcium level to protect patients against complicationscaused by disorders of these indices, teaching this techniquein hemodialysis sections is recommended.