Impaired kidney function is associated with lower quality of life among community-dwelling older adults : The screening for CKD among older people across Europe (SCOPE) study.

Rada Artzi-MedvedikRobert KobPaolo FabbiettiFabrizia LattanzioAndrea CorsonelloYehudit MelzerRegina Roller-WirnsbergerGerhard WirnsbergerFrancesco Mattace-RasoLisanne TapPedro GilSara Lainez MartinezFrancesc FormigaRafael Moreno-GonzálezTomasz KostkaAgnieszka GuligowskaJohan ÄrnlövAxel C CarlssonEllen FreibergerItshak Melzernull null

Published in: BMC geriatrics (2020)

CKD may significantly affect QoL in community-dwelling older adults. Physical performance, polypharmacy, diabetes, hypertension and COPD may affect such association, which suggests that the impact of CKD on QoL is likely multifactorial and partly mediated by co-occurrent conditions/risk factors.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
risk factors
blood pressure
type diabetes
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
cardiovascular disease
mental health
lung function
emergency department
glycemic control
skeletal muscle
cystic fibrosis
metabolic syndrome