Depression and Physical Frailty Have Additive Effect on the Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcome of Chinese Peritoneal Dialysis

Depression and Physical Frailty Have Additive Effect on the Nutritional Status and Clinical Outcome of Chinese Peritoneal Dialysis

Background/Aims: Frailty and depression both contribute to malnutrition and adverse clinical outcome of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. However, their interaction is incompletely defined. Methods: We studied 178 adult Chinese PD patients. Physical frailty was assessed by a validated in-house ques...

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Main Authors: Cheuk-Chun Szeto, Gordon Chun-Kau Chan, Jack Kit-Chung Ng, Kai-Ming Chow, Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan, Phyllis Mei-Shan Cheng, Vickie Wai-Ki Kwong, Man-Ching Law, Chi-Bon Leung, Philip Kam-Tao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-06-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
Renal failure
Survival
Psychiatry
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/490470

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