在接受血液透析的患者中使用大麻,观点和经验:描述性患者调查
Josephine Ho1, Jennifer Harrison1,2, Marisa Battistella2
1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Canadian journal of kidney health and disease
|September 24, 2024
概括
在血液透析患者中,大麻使用很常见,许多人会在没有医疗指导的情况下自我管理病症状,如失眠和焦虑. 这突出了有关大麻使用的护理缺口和改善患者支持的机会.
科学领域:
- 腎臟病學 (nephrology) 是一種醫學專業.
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 慢性病 (CKD) 患者面临着严重的症状负担,影响生活质量.
- 常规治疗CKD症状的药物具有可变的疗效和高的药丸负担.
- 人们对大麻和大麻素作为治疗脏疾病症状的替代疗法越来越感兴趣.
研究的目的:
- 在接受维持血液透析 (HD) 的患者中描述大麻使用模式.
- 了解患者对大麻的看法和经验.
- 探索患者与医疗保健团队关于大麻使用的互动.
主要方法:
- 通过使用33项问卷进行了一项描述性,横截面调查.
- 该调查对多伦多总医院接受维护性HD治疗的患者进行了调查.
- 2020年7月至8月期间,从52名受访者收集了数据.
主要成果:
- 21%的受访者报告说最近使用大麻,44%的人报告说曾经使用过大麻.
- 常见的使用原因包括娱乐和对失眠,焦虑和疼痛的自我管理.
- 患者经常在没有医疗许可的情况下使用大麻,这表明监测和教育方面的潜在护理缺口.
结论:
- 大麻的使用在血液透析患者中很普遍,反映了一般人口的使用率.
- 患者经常通过大麻自我管理症状,通常在医疗保健提供者的参与之外.
- 通过更好的监测,降低伤害和关于大麻使用的处方教育,有显著的机会来提高患者护理.
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