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The Glittre activities of daily living as a potential test for functional evaluation of patients on hemodialysis: a validation study.

Pedro Henrique Scheidt FigueiredoAna Caiane Rocha da SilvaHenrique Silveira CostaGabriela Araújo NominatoPaulo Henrique LopesPatrícia CamposLuciana Martins de Mello SantosMarcus Alessandro AlcântaraFrederico Lopes AlvesVanessa Gomes Brandão RodriguesEmílio Henrique Barroso MacielMaria Cecília Sales Mendes PratesAna Cristina Rodrigues LacerdaVanessa Pereira Lima
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2020)
The Glittre ADL-test is a reliable test associated with functional parameters and physical aspects related to health-related quality of life, with potential value in the functional evaluation of patients on hemodialysis.Implications for rehabilitationFunctional impairment is a common clinical finding and is an important predictor of poor prognosis in patients on hemodialysis.The Glittre ADL-test has excellent within-day reliability and is a valid instrument for functional assessment in patients on hemodialysis.Activity limitations of patients on hemodialysis can be assessed by Glittre ADL-test.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • mental health
  • patient reported outcomes
  • physical activity
  • climate change
  • human health