Associations between the measures of physical function, risk of falls and the quality of life in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Impaired physical function due to muscle weakness and exercise intolerance reduces the ability to perform activities of daily living in patients with end-stage kidney disease, and by consequence, Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Furthermore, the risk of falls is an aggrega...

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Main Authors: Karsten Vanden Wyngaert, Amaryllis H. Van Craenenbroeck, Sunny Eloot, Patrick Calders, Bert Celie, Els Holvoet, Wim Van Biesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1671-9