Impact of Exercise Counseling on Physical Function in Chronic Kidney Disease: An Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have low levels of physical activity and physical function. Although guidelines endorse exercise counseling for individuals with CKD, it is not yet part of routine care.

Objective

We investigated the effect of attending a real-life exercise counseling clinic (ECC) on physical function in individuals with CKD.

Design

Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected observational data with quasi-experimental design.

Setting and participants

Patients with all stages of CKD registered in a large provincial renal program were eligible. The exposed cohort who attended the ECC between January 1, 2011, and March 15, 2014, included 214 individuals. The control cohort included 292 individuals enrolled in an observ

SUBMITTER: Bohm CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5821295 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature