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Introduction: The frailty syndrome in dialysis patients can deteriorate the health-related quality of life.
Objective: To analyze the association between frailty syndrome and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Mexico City. The convenience sample included 106 patients from the peritoneal dialysis program, of which 62% were male. Age, marital status, occupation, education level, body mass index, creatinine, and albumin were recorded. Health-related quality of life was assessed using KDQOL SF-36 and frailty syndrome through the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).
Results: SPPB scores showed a significant correlation with certain categories of KDQOL SF-36, such as kidney disease effects, kidney disease burden, and physical components. Gait speed test scores were not associated with any category of KDQOL SF-36. There were also no associations between the scores obtained in the mental component of KDQOL SF-36 and those of the SPPB tests. Health-related quality of life was lower in patients with frailty, advanced age, or hypoalbuminemia.
Conclusions: Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis have a high prevalence of frailty syndrome and decreased quality of life. Furthermore, the high frailty rate is associated with poorer quality of life, especially in physical performance.
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Nixon AC, Bampouras TM, Pendleton N, Woywodt A, Mitra S, Dhaygude A. Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties. Clin Kidney J 2018;11(2):236-45. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfx134
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Matsuzawa R, Suzuki Y, Yamamoto S, Harada M, Watanabe T, Shimoda T, et al. Determinants of health-related quality of life and physical performance-based components of frailty in patients undergoing hemodialysis. J Ren Nut 2021;31(5):529-36. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2020.08.011
Guralnik JM, Simonsick EM, Ferrucci L, Glynn RJ, Berkman LF, Blazer DG, et al. A short physical performance battery assessing lower extremity function: association with self-reported disability and prediction of mortality and nursing home admission. J Gerontol 1994;49(2):M85-94. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/49.2.M85
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Cabrera-Delgado AM, Rodríguez-Zamora MC, Ventura-García MJ, Santillán-Torres C, Amato D. Asociación de estrategias de afrontamiento y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en pacientes en diálisis peritoneal. Enferm Nefrol 2019;22(4):398-404. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4321/S2254-28842019000400006
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