The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients
Background & Aim: Anemia is one of the most common complications of chronic renal failure, which is associated with increased fatigue, dyspnea, depression, malaise, prolonged hospitalization and mortality. Some patients are resistant to erythropoietin therapy. Therefore, the purpose of this stud...
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| author | Seyyed Ali Mousavi Kiasari Monir Nobahar Raheb Ghorbani Mohammad Reza Tamaddon |
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| description | Background & Aim: Anemia is one of the most common complications of chronic renal failure, which is associated with increased fatigue, dyspnea, depression, malaise, prolonged hospitalization and mortality. Some patients are resistant to erythropoietin therapy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients.
Methods & Materials: The present clinical trial was conducted in 2018 at Kowsar Hospital of Semnan on hemodialysis patients randomly selected with convenience sampling method within two groups of case (n=28) and control (n=27). The case group received thyme honey (33 g) daily for one month. The control group did not consume thyme honey. Blood samples were taken from the patients before and after the intervention with 10-hour fasting and then blood parameters were assessed.
Results: The mean ±SD reduction rate in hemoglobin level was 0.46±0.96 in the case group and 0.23±3.15 g/dl in the control group, but no significant difference using independent t-test (P=0.758). The mean±SD reduction rate in hematocrit percentages was 1.20±2.78 in the case group and 0.11±8.53 in the control group, but there is no significant difference between the two groups using independent t-test (P=0.590).
Conclusion: Results showed that daily administration of 33 grams of thyme honey had no effect on anemia in hemodialysis patients. Further studies are recommended with modification of the methodology regarding the type, dose, duration and instructions of honey consumption for better results. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d87f8fa9bba4ab19f1c8ad93675d6fd2022-12-21T19:39:50ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesNursing Practice Today2383-11542383-11622020-04-017210.18502/npt.v7i2.2738The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patientsSeyyed Ali Mousavi Kiasari0Monir Nobahar1Raheb Ghorbani2Mohammad Reza Tamaddon3Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranNursing Care Research Center and Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranSocial Determinants of Health Research Center and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranKowsar Hospital, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, IranBackground & Aim: Anemia is one of the most common complications of chronic renal failure, which is associated with increased fatigue, dyspnea, depression, malaise, prolonged hospitalization and mortality. Some patients are resistant to erythropoietin therapy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients. Methods & Materials: The present clinical trial was conducted in 2018 at Kowsar Hospital of Semnan on hemodialysis patients randomly selected with convenience sampling method within two groups of case (n=28) and control (n=27). The case group received thyme honey (33 g) daily for one month. The control group did not consume thyme honey. Blood samples were taken from the patients before and after the intervention with 10-hour fasting and then blood parameters were assessed. Results: The mean ±SD reduction rate in hemoglobin level was 0.46±0.96 in the case group and 0.23±3.15 g/dl in the control group, but no significant difference using independent t-test (P=0.758). The mean±SD reduction rate in hematocrit percentages was 1.20±2.78 in the case group and 0.11±8.53 in the control group, but there is no significant difference between the two groups using independent t-test (P=0.590). Conclusion: Results showed that daily administration of 33 grams of thyme honey had no effect on anemia in hemodialysis patients. Further studies are recommended with modification of the methodology regarding the type, dose, duration and instructions of honey consumption for better results.https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/811anemia; hemodialysis; thyme honey |
| spellingShingle | Seyyed Ali Mousavi Kiasari Monir Nobahar Raheb Ghorbani Mohammad Reza Tamaddon The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients Nursing Practice Today anemia; hemodialysis; thyme honey |
| title | The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients |
| title_full | The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients |
| title_fullStr | The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients |
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| title_short | The effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients |
| title_sort | effect of thyme honey on anemia in hemodialysis patients |
| topic | anemia; hemodialysis; thyme honey |
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