Symptom Burden in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis: Prevalence and Severity 17 Years Apart.

: The aim of this study is to compare data from two cohorts separated by a 17-year interval. We assessed the prevalence and severity of symptoms with the "dialysis symptom index" in these two groups, recruited in 2007 and 2024, to determine how advancements in dialysis therapy have influenced the symptom burden's prevalence and severity. : End-stage renal diseases patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis three times a week in the hemodialysis unit of the university hospital were recruited between February and March 2007.