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Physical exercise among participants in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS): correlates and associated outcomes

2010; Oxford University Press; Volume: 25; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfq138

1460-2385

Francesca Tentori, S. J. Elder, Jyothi R. Thumma, R. L. Pisoni, J. Bommer, R. B. Fissell, Shizuko Fukuhara, Michel Jadoul, Marcia Keen, Rajiv Saran, Sylvia Ramirez, Bruce Robinson,

Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Background. Levels of physical exercise among haemodialysis patients are low. Increased physical activity in this population has been associated with improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and survival. However, results of previous studies may not be applicable to the haemodialysis population as a whole. The present study provides the first description of international patterns of exercise frequency and its association with exercise programmes and clinical outcomes among participants in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS).