The Effects of Chronic Dialysis on Physical Status, Quality of Life, and Arterial Stiffness: A Longitudinal Study in Prevalent Dialysis Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is widely known that dialysis patients have significantly impaired functional outcomes and arterial stiffness, but still few studies have investigated the effects of dialysis longitudinally by a multidimensional approach. We aimed to assess longitudinal patterns of physical activity (PA), physical functioning (PF), health-related quality of life (HrQoL), body composition (BC), and arterial stiffness in prevalent dialysis patients.

Materials and methods

Thirty-nine prevalent dialysis patients (23 conventional hemodialysis [CHD] and 16 peritoneal dialysis) with a mean vintage of 25.7 (±22.1) months were included in this observational prospective study with a 2-year follow-up, and at baseline 20 healthy controls were included. Measurements were performed every 6

SUBMITTER: Gadaen RJR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7845435 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature