Physical performance and health-related quality of life among older adults on peritoneal dialysis: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionTUG could be a valuable test for use in clinical practice and research aiming at facilitating tailed exercise programs, as it was associated with self-perceived physical HRQoL and could be meaningful to elderly PD patients. Depressive symptoms and nutrition were another two important rehabilitation areas for optimizing the overall HRQoL of older adults on PD.
Source: International Urology and Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
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