The frailty in older hemodialysis patients and associations with depression, functional status, dialysis adequacy.

Elif BulbulSelda Selimoglu Namoglu

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2024)

A relationship was found between frailty and depression, functional capacity, and laboratory variables. In addition, the variables affecting the level of frailty in geriatric dialysis patients included dialysis vintage, dialysis adequacy, number of hospitalizations, albumin level, and patient weight.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
community dwelling
depressive symptoms
physical activity
sleep quality
ejection fraction
body mass index
weight loss
prognostic factors