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Impairment of kidney function and reduced quality-of-life in older people
— a cross-sectional study | | Author(s) | Dorothea Nitsch, Andrea G Mann, Christopher Bulpitt |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 40, no 3, May 2011 |
| Pages | pp 381-387 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Kidney diseases ; Quality of life ; Over 70s ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the association of kidney function and its impairment with quality of life (QOL) in community-dwelling older adults aged 75 years or more in the UK. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using the four-variable modified diet in renal disease equation was derived in 1,195 men and 1,772 women with available bloods. In age- and co-morbidity-adjusted analyses there was an association of low eGFR and poorer quality of life. More research is needed to improve QOL in older people with a degree of kidney function impairment. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110621010 A |
| Classmark | COK: F:59: BBK: 4C |
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