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- Title
Exercise Therapy in Individuals With Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Authors
Koufaki, Pelagia; Greenwood, Sharlene A.; Macdougall, Iain C.; Mercer, Thomas H.
- Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming a serious health problem throughout the world and is one of the most potent known risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) which is considered the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this cohort of patients. Additional independent risk factors for poor health outcomes among many include diabetes, physical inactivity and physical dysfunction. Physical inactivity partly contributes to the accelerated deterioration of physical function in people in all stages of CKD, to levels that significantly impact on clinically and patient important outcomes such as morbidity, employment, quality of life (QoL) and ultimately survival. Ongoing research aims to determine the effectiveness and impact of exercise rehabilitation on reducing/ managing the risk of CVD, alleviating physical function limitations, preventing disability and enhancing QoL. Current research also aims to elucidate the mechanisms via which exercise therapy may contribute to clinically relevant benefits.
- Subjects
CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; CHRONIC kidney failure; CINAHL database; EXERCISE; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; KIDNEY transplantation; LIFE skills; MEDLINE; MUSCLE strength; ONLINE information services; SEARCH engines; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; REHABILITATION
- Publication
Annual Review of Nursing Research, 2013, Vol 31, p235
- ISSN
0739-6686
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/0739-6686.31.235