Food Frequency Questionnaire to Estimate Dietary Adherence in Hemodialysis Patients: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD), or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), requires renal replacement therapy, commonly hemodialysis (HD). This treatment necessitates dietary changes due to impaired excretory function and protein-energy wasting (PEW). A structured diet with adequate energy, protein, electrolytes, and fluids is essential. The aim was to characterize habitual dietary intake in adults on HD relative to KDOQI and ESPEN recommendations. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 50 adults on maintenance HD at the Medical University of Warsaw completed a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (55 items, nine frequency categories). The study was questionnaire-based and did not collect, link, or analyze dialysis efficacy indices, residual diuresis,

SUBMITTER: Czyzewski L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12526287 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature