Relationship between frailty, social support and family functionality of hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Relationship between frailty, social support and family functionality of hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The population with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is more predisposed to early development of frailty. Although the concept of frailty is well established from a physical point of view, it is not an exclusively physical syndrome. It can be characterized as an interaction of phy...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diana Gabriela Mendes dos Santos, Joice Marques Pallone, Carlene Souza Silva Manzini, Marisa Silvana Zazzetta, Fabiana de Souza Orlandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina 2021-10-01
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Frailty
Renal insufficiency, chronic
Social support
Family relations
Dialyses
Social network
Family support
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802021000600570&tlng=en

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802021000600570&tlng=en

Similar Items