Association between Physical Frailty and Sleep Disturbances among Patients on Hemodialysis : A Cross-Sectional Study

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INTRODUCTION: Among patients on hemodialysis (HD), physical frailty and sleep disturbances are not only common but also associated with adverse outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between physical frailty and sleep disturbances in patients on HD.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2017 to March 2021, with outpatients receiving HD 3 times a week at two dialysis facilities in Japan. Sleep disturbances were identified with the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Physical frailty was defined using the Fried Frailty Phenotype. Patients were classified as "non-frailty (number of frailty components: 0-2)" or "frailty (3-5)." We examined the association of sleep disturbances with physical frailty and its components by performing a logistic regression analysis.

RESULTS: We analyzed 360 patients (mean age 65.6 years; 62% men). Eighty-one patients (23%) were classified into the group with frailty, and the mean AIS score was 5.2 ± 4.2 points. After adjusting for clinical characteristics, increasing the AIS score per 1 point was associated with higher odds of physical frailty (odds ratio, 1.12; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-1.20; p < 0.01). As for the frailty components, exhaustion, low physical activity, and weak grip strength showed an association with sleep disturbances (all p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Sleep disturbances were independently associated with physical frailty in patients on HD. Future studies are warranted to investigate the causality between physical frailty and sleep disturbances in this population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:148

Enthalten in:

Nephron - 148(2024), 3 vom: 01., Seite 152-159

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yoshikoshi, Shun [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Shohei [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Yuta [VerfasserIn]
Imamura, Keigo [VerfasserIn]
Harada, Manae [VerfasserIn]
Yamabe, Sachi [VerfasserIn]
Matsunaga, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Osada, Shiwori [VerfasserIn]
Tagaya, Hirokuni [VerfasserIn]
Matsunaga, Atsuhiko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hemodialysis
Journal Article
Physical frailty
Physical function
Sleep disturbances

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1159/000533418

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360855237