Association of Self-Reported Frailty with Falls and Fractures among Patients New to Dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although frailty has been linked to higher risk of falls and fracture in the general population, only few studies have examined the extent to which frailty is associated with these outcomes among patients with end-stage renal disease, who are at particularly high risk for these events.

Methods

A total of 1,646 patients who were beginning maintenance hemodialysis in 297 dialysis units throughout the United States from September 2005 to June 2007 were enrolled in the Comprehensive Dialysis Study, and 1,053 Medicare beneficiaries were included in this study. Self-reported frailty was defined by the patients endorsing 2 or more of the following: poor physical functioning, exhaustion or low physical activity. Falls and fractures requiring medical attention were identif

SUBMITTER: Delgado C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4596065 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature