ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2024
Low muscle strength and physical function contribute to falls in hemodialysis patients, but not muscle mass.
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- Prevalence and risk factors of falls in people on hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2025Pooled it
- The Usefulness of Falls Efficacy Scale-International in Predicting Falls in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- A brief fall-risk screening tool to support early rehabilitation referral in hemodialysis patients: multicenter prospective cohort study.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2026Article
- Risk Factors for Falls in Patients on Hemodialysis: A 12-Month Prospective Study.Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis · 2026Article
- Ten tips on how to prevent falls in dialysis patients.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- The interplay of risk factors for future falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults: a Bayesian network analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Motor Coordination Disorders in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of increased fear of falling on falls in patients undergoing HD: A narrative review.Fukushima journal of medical science · 2025Review
- Analysis of sarcopenia parameters and falls in hemodialysis patients: no association found in a cross-sectional study.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologiaArticle
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Abstract
introductionPatients on hemodialysis (HD) have a higher incidence of fractures than the general population. Sarcopenia is frequently observed in patients on HD; however, the association of falls with sarcopenia and its diagnostic factors, including muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function, are incompletely understood.
methodsThis prospective cohort study was conducted at a single center. Sarcopenia was assessed according to the 2019 Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia diagnostic criteria. Muscle mass was measured the bioelectrical impedance method. Grip strength was evaluated to assess muscle strength, while the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) was used to assess physical function. Falls and their detailed information were surveyed every other week.
resultsThis study analyzed 65 HD patients (median age, 74.5 [67.5-80.0] years; 33 women [49.2%]). Sarcopenia was diagnosed in 36 (55.4%) patients. During the 1-year observation period, 31 (47.7%) patients experienced accidental falls. The falls group had lower median grip strength than the non-falls group (14.7 [11.4-21.8] kg vs. 22.2 [17.9-27.6] kg; p < 0.001). The median SPPB score was also lower in the falls versus non-falls group (7.0 [5.0-11.0] vs. 11.0 [8.0-12.0]; p = 0.009). In adjusted multiple regression analysis, diagnostic factors, including grip strength (B = 0.96, p = 0.04, R
conclusionsThe frequency of falls in HD patients was related to muscle strength and physical function, but not muscle mass.
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