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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Geriatric Medicine
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1296494

Construction of frailty and risk prediction models in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Provisionally accepted
Ming Zhang Ming Zhang 1,2*Huan Liu Huan Liu 3*Mingfen Tao Mingfen Tao 3Man Zhang Man Zhang 4Zhiqing Zhou Zhiqing Zhou 5*Ni Ni Ni Ni 5*Qin Wang Qin Wang 6*Xiang Zhang Xiang Zhang 6Chenru Chi Chenru Chi 6Dan Yang Dan Yang 6*Mengqi Chen Mengqi Chen 6*Xiubin Tao Xiubin Tao 5*
  • 1 Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
  • 2 School of Education Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China
  • 3 Department of Hemodialysis, The First AffiliatedHospital of Wannan Medical College ( Yijishan Hospital ofWannan Medical College), Wuhu, China
  • 4 Department of Nursing, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, China
  • 5 Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
  • 6 Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China

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    As the prevalence of diabetic nephropathy and hypertensive nephropathy increases with age in mainland China, the number of patients with end-stage renal disease is increasing, leading to an increase in the number of patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.Considering the harmful effects of frailty on the health of maintenance hemodialysis patients, this study aims to identify hemodialysis patients at risk for frailty at an early stage, in order to prevent or delay the progression of frailty in the early stage, so as to prevent the adverse consequences of frailty.A total of 479 patients admitted to the the blood purification centers of two grade tertiary hospitals in Anhui Province, China, using convenient sampling. The Frailty Scale, the SARC-F questionnaire, the Simplified Food Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and the mini nutritional assessment short-form (MNA-SF) were used in the study. Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation among the frailty influencing factors.The incidence of frailty was 24.0% among 479 Chinese haemodialysis patients. Gender(P<0.05), Malnutrition(P<0.001), sarcopenia (P<0.001), and feel tired after dialysis(P<0.001) were highly correlated with frailty in Chinese haemodialysis patients. Serum albumin concentration(P<0.05) was a protective factor of frailty.This survey shows that frailty was highly prevalent among Chinese haemodialysis patients. Medical staff and their families should make early judgments and carry out interventions on the risk of frailty.

    Keywords: Frailty, Prevalence, Haemodialysis patients, Multicentre, Study

    Received: 18 Sep 2023; Accepted: 16 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Liu, Tao, Zhang, Zhou, Ni, Wang, Zhang, Chi, Yang, Chen and Tao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ming Zhang, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
    Huan Liu, Department of Hemodialysis, The First AffiliatedHospital of Wannan Medical College ( Yijishan Hospital ofWannan Medical College), Wuhu, China
    Zhiqing Zhou, Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
    Ni Ni, Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
    Qin Wang, Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
    Dan Yang, Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
    Mengqi Chen, Graduate School, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui Province, China
    Xiubin Tao, Department of Nursing, First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China

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