Comparison of the association between six different frailty scales and clinical events in patients on hemodialysis.

Keigo ImamuraShohei YamamotoYuta SuzukiShun YoshikoshiManae HaradaShiwori OsadaKentaro KamiyaRyota MatsuzawaAtsuhiko Matsunaga

Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2022)

Objective frailty assessments (SPPB) and medical staff impression-based frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale) may be useful prognostic predictors for patients on HD. Questionnaire-based frailty assessment should be carefully considered when used as a measurement of frailty.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
community dwelling
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
healthcare
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
cross sectional