1. Main Risk Factors Related to Activities of Daily Living in Non-Dialysis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3–5: A Case–Control Study
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Chang, Jing, Hou, Wen-Wen, Wang, Yan-Fei, and Sun, Qian-Mei
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Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Age Factors ,Comorbidity ,Severity of Illness Index ,Body Mass Index ,Logistic Models ,Sex Factors ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Renal Dialysis ,Risk Factors ,Case-Control Studies ,Activities of Daily Living ,Humans ,Female ,Renal Insufficiency, Chronic ,Life Style ,chronic kidney disease ,Original Research ,Aged ,Glomerular Filtration Rate - Abstract
Introduction Elderly people are at increased risk of falls, disability and death due to reduced functional reserve, decline in multiple systems functions, which affects their activities of daily living (ADL) and eventually develop into frailty. The ADL assessment is conducive to early detection to avoid further serious situations. Previous studies on patients’ activities of daily living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are mainly focused on dialysis patients. Little information is available on non-dialysis patients. Patients and Methods A total of 303 elderly patients with CKD stage 3–5 who were admitted to our hospital were selected. ADL evaluation was performed on patients at admission, with Barthel index (BI) as the evaluation tool. They were divided into two groups based on BI (≥60 and
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- 2020