Frailty
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The subjects were all chronic HD patients who regularly visited the institutions within the period of this study, and who agreed with the aim and protocol of the present study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The initial exclusion criteria were: refusal to participate, hospitalization due to accidents or sickness, and patients with difficulties to answer the questionnaire. Finally, we excluded participants who did not fill the frailty contents in questionnaire completely, from those remaining after initial exclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the prevalence of frailty in patients with hemodialysis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the predictors of frailty | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Okayama University Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism