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November 1, 2018Kidney International ReportsOpen Access

Higher Physical Activity Is Associated With Less Fatigue and Insomnia Among Patients on Hemodialysis

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Why the study?

Is higher physical activity associated with less fatigue and insomnia among patients on hemodialysis?

Population

Patients on hemodialysis

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

ASAnoop SheshadriMayo ClinicPKPiyawan KittiskulnamChulalongkorn UniversityKJKirsten L. JohansenUniversity of Minnesota

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Implication

May inform symptom discussions in hemodialysis; leaves open whether activity interventions reduce fatigue and insomnia.

Structured PICO

Is higher physical activity associated with less fatigue and insomnia among patients on hemodialysis?

P
Population
Patients on hemodialysis
I
Intervention
Higher physical activity
O
Outcome
Fatigue and insomniapatient reported

Higher physical activity is associated with less fatigue and insomnia in hemodialysis patients, suggesting it could be considered as a management approach despite the inability to prove causality.

Limitations

  • Cross-sectional design cannot determine causality

Cite This Study

Sheshadri et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d702c7733a2b54c8aa886fhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2018.10.014
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