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Physical Resilience in Older Patients Incident to Hemodialysis: Can Following Trajectories Improve Our Ability to Intervene on Functional Decline?

Year: 2022

Type: editorial

Abstract: Frailty is a well-known state of physiological vulnerability which carries a high burden of morbidity in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).1,2 Prior research has established that patients with ESKD who meet the criteria for frailty have substantially worse outcomes and higher mortality than those who are nonfrail.2 Furthermore, most older dialysis patients irrespective of frailty status report low physical functioningS1,S2 and low physical activity,S3,S4 both of which are components of frailty and independent risk factors for mortality.

Source: Kidney International Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.07.172

Authors: Anoop Sheshadri, Jessica R. Elia

Institutions: University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Frailty in Older Adults

Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,625