Naslov
Sarcopenia and quality of life in patients on chronic hemodialysis

Autori
Kovačević, Petra ; Altabas, Karmela ; Grazio, Simeon

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
ESPRM 23rd European Congress

Mjesto i datum
Lisabon, Portugal, 03.07.2022. - 07.07.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
sarcopenia ; quality of life ; hemodialysis

Sažetak
Background and Aims: An important part of rehabilitation, which is often neglected, is the nephrological rehabilitation, especially in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Due to the severe chronic condition and protein energy malnutrition, patients on HD have a more frequent occurrence of sarcopenia. The aim of the study was to examine the presence of sarcopenia in patients on HD and to determine the quality of life regarding the presence of sarcopenia. Methods: The study included 100 patients on chronic HD at the University Hospital Centre „Sestre milosrdnice“ in Zagreb, who underwent body composition analysis by bioimpedance, measurement of hand grip strength with a hydraulic dynamometer and routine laboratory parameters. Also, participants completed a specific questionnaire assessing the quality of life in the presence of sarcopenia (SarQoL). Results: Twenty-eight out of 100 patients had sarcopenia and the majority were males (61.0%). The results of the SarQoL questionnaire showed a significant correlation with sarcopenia (p<0, 001). Patients with sarcopenia had significantly higher levels of C- reactive protein (3.45 vs. 2.70, p<0, 035) and lower blood albumin levels (37.50 vs. 40.15 g/L, p<0, 002) compared to patients without sarcopenia. Dialysis vintage, however, did not correlate with sarcopenia (p<0, 072). Conclusions: This study confirmed the high incidence of sarcopenia in patients on hemodialysis, but also significantly reduced quality of life due to this condition. Given that SarQoL has extremely well detected patients with sarcopenia and their limitations in daily life, its more frequent use in clinical practice should be encouraged in order to detect initial forms of sarcopenia. This tool would be especially valuable when body analysis and hand dynamometer are not available.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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