Determinants of difficulty in activities of daily living in ambulatory patients undergoing hemodialysis

Determinants of difficulty in activities of daily living in ambulatory patients undergoing hemodialysis

Abstract Background Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) have difficulty performing activities of daily living (ADL) compared to healthy people. ADL difficulty is an early predictor of loss of independence and mortality in older community-living people. However, determinants of ADL difficulty in HD...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Watanabe, Toshiki Kutsuna, Kei Yoneki, Manae Harada, Takahiro Shimoda, Yusuke Matsunaga, Norio Murayama, Ryota Matsuzawa, Yasuo Takeuchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Atsuhiko Matsunaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Activities of daily living (ADL) difficulty
Depressive symptom
Walking speed
Hemodialysis patient
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-018-0146-y

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