Association of mental health with walking capacity in patients with claudication: a cross-sectional study.

Paolo Marcello da CunhaHélcio KanegusukuBreno Quintella FarahGabriel Grizzo CucatoNelson WoloskerMarilia de Almeida CorreiaRaphael Mendes Ritti Dias

Published in: Aging & mental health (2024)

In patients with PAD, MH was positively associated with walking capacity. Based on these results, treatments that can improve mental health, through different mechanisms, can also positively influence the ability of these patients to walk.

Keyphrases

mental health
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mental illness
peritoneal dialysis
lower limb