Shorter dialysis session length was not associated with lower mental health and physical functioning in elderly hemodialysis patients: Results from the Japan Dialysis Outcome and Practice Patterns Study (J-DOPPS)

BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is often prioritized over long-term survival in elderly patients. Although a longer dialysis session length (DSL) has been shown to reduce mortality, its effects on improving the HRQOL are unknown. METHODS: Using data from the Japan Dialysis Outcome...

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Autores principales: Kitagawa, Masashi, Sada, Ken-ei, Hinamoto, Norikazu, Kimachi, Miho, Yamamoto, Yosuke, Onishi, Yoshihiro, Fukuhara, Shunichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28877202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184019

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