Functional independence in patients with chronic kidney disease being treated with haemodialysis¹ Independencia funcional en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento de hemodiálisis Independência funcional em pacientes com doença renal crônica em tratamento hemodialítico

PURPOSE: This study has described and analysed the functional independence of the patients served in the haemodialysis services of a countryside town in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). METHOD: The population considered was that of 214 patients being t...

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Main Authors: Graziella Allana Serra Alves de Oliveira Oller, Rita de Cássia Helú Mendonça Ribeiro, Darlene Suellen Antero Travagim, Marcelo Aparecido Batista, Sueli Marques, Luciana Kusumota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692012000600004