A5058553298- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Muscle and Compartmental Disorders
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Neurological and metabolic disorders
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
Ghent University Hospital
2017-2022
Purpose Malnutrition is prevalent in patients on dialysis and associated with morbidity mortality. Nutritional status can be assessed by a variety of biochemical physical parameters or nutritional assessment scores. Most these methods are expensive cumbersome to use not suitable for routine repetitive follow-up patients. The Mini Assessment (MNA) has short form screening set (MNA-SF), which would as tool, but been validated yet We aimed assess whether the MNA an appropriate tool identifying...
Abstract Background Impaired physical function due to muscle weakness and exercise intolerance reduces the ability perform activities of daily living in patients with end-stage kidney disease, by consequence, Health-Related Quality Life (HRQoL). Furthermore, risk falls is an aggregate and, therefore, could be associated HRQoL as well. The present study examined associations between objective subjective measures function, haemodialysis patients. Methods This cross-sectional multicentre...
Protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUTs) play a role in the multisystem disease that children on hemodialysis (HD) are facing, but little is known about their levels and protein binding (%PB). In this study, we evaluated %PB of six PBUTs cross-sectionally large pediatric HD cohort (n = 170) by comparing these with healthy non-dialysis chronic kidney (CKD) stage 4–5 24) children. parallel β2-microglobulin (β2M) uric acid (UA) were evaluated. We then explored impact age residual function toxin...
Dialysis patients experience a high burden of physical and emotional symptoms directly affecting their sleep quality life. In this study, objective subjective measurements to quantify were performed, compared with those healthy controls, associated comorbidity uraemic toxicity.A total 64 dialysis included-10 peritoneal dialysis, 42 in-centre daytime haemodialysis (HD) 12 nocturnal HD patients-as well as one-to-one age- gender-matched controls. Assumed actual time, efficiency fragmentation...
Physical performance is an important determinant of quality life in patients on haemodialysis. An association between physical and survival could further enhance the importance performance. We aimed to assess different measures dialysis patients.117 haemodialysis were included from December 2016 followed up September 2020. Muscle strength (quadriceps, handgrip strength, sit-to-stand), exercise capacity (six-minute walking test, 6MWT) risk falls (Dialysis Fall Index, Tinetti, Frailty...
Different kidney replacement therapy modalities are available to manage end-stage disease, such as home-based dialysis, in-center hemodialysis, and transplantation. Although transitioning between is common, data on how patients experience these transitions scarce. This study explores patients' perspectives of from a an modality.Patients peritoneal dialysis hemodialysis were purposively selected. Semi-structured interviews performed, digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim. Data analysis,...
Patient-centeredness, respect for patient autonomy, and shared decision-making have now made it to center stage in discussions on quality of care. Knowing what actually counts care how should be accomplished from the patients' nurses' perspective seems crucial.To explore patients their nurses perceive importance enactment values healthcare.An observational, cross-sectional study using a self-developed questionnaire, consisting 15 items related seven (e.g. uniqueness, professionalism,...
Background Physical impairments are common in uraemia, as reflected by the high risk of falls haemodialysis (HD) patients. Furthermore, these patients often suffer from malnutrition. Objective Up to now, it is unknown which aspects physical performance predominantly driven malnutrition HD As this answer could steer different interventions, aim study was evaluate cross-sectional relationship between nutritional status, muscle strength, exercise capacity and falls. Methods This recruited...
Impaired physical performance is common in patients on hemodialysis (HD) and associated with poor prognosis. A patient relevant marker of adequacy dialysis lacking. Previous studies evaluated uremic toxicity by assessing the impact different toxins separately. However, such an approach most likely not reflective true toxicity. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to examine if syndrome, estimated as one composite (facilitated ridge regression method) reflect kinetic behavior during...
While numerous studies have explored the patient experience of dialysis or other end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treatments, few process transitioning between modalities. This study aimed to develop an in-depth understanding and caregiver perceptions experiences transition from peritoneal haemodialysis (HD) identify ways in which transitions can be optimised.Fifty-four in-depth, semi-structured interviews were undertaken at six sites across West Midlands, UK (n = 23), Queensland, Australia...
Many studies have explored patients' experiences of dialysis and other treatments for kidney failure. This is the first qualitative multi-site international study how staff perceive process a patient's transition from peritoneal to in-centre haemodialysis. Current literature suggests that transitions are poorly coordinated may result in increased patient morbidity mortality. aimed understand perspectives identify areas where clinical practice could be improved.Sixty-one participants (24 UK...
Abstract Background and Aims Patient centred care is progressively gaining importance. Standardized outcomes should take into account patient relevant outcomes, such as mortality quality of life. It unknown whether the health utility index EQ5D, an objective assessment life, associated with in haemodialysis patients. Serum concentrations different uremic toxins have been survival. We intended to explore EQ5D rather than representative uraemic (UT) was mortality. Method Prospective...
Abstract Background and Aims Healthcare transition to adulthood is recognised as challenging for adolescents young adults (AYA’s) diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. Therefore the implementation of a programme adjusted needs this patient population great importance. However, rarely are views people or their families sought about process relevant outcome process. The aim study was co-develop that (1) enables health care providers facilitate improving outcomes from perspective all...