4.6 Article

Falls in hemodialysis patients: Prospective study of incidence, risk factors, and complications

期刊

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
卷 45, 期 1, 页码 148-153

出版社

W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.09.027

关键词

fall; fracture; hemodialysis (HD); incidence; risk factors

向作者/读者索取更多资源

. Background: Falls are common in elderly nonuremic patients and are associated with poor outcomes. Recent international guidelines recommend proper assessment of fallers and those at risk for falling to implement multidimensional preventative strategies. Surprisingly, the incidence, risk factors, and complications of falls in hemodialysis (HD) patients are unknown despite the growing number of elderly patients on HD therapy worldwide. Methods: We contacted all patients from 7 Belgian in-center HD units. Consenting patients were evaluated in March 2001 for the presence of risk factors for failing (demographics, selected comorbid conditions, gait/balance tests, main biochemical markers, and drug and HD regimens). Falls (including circumstances and derived complications) subsequently were recorded by staff members of all 7 units for 8 weeks from April 1, 2001, through questioning of patients, relatives, and caregivers. Fractures consecutive to falls were recorded for 12 months. Results: Three hundred eight patients agreed to participate (acceptance rate, 94%). They had a median age of 70.9 years (56% men, 27% patients with diabetes). Thirty-nine patients (12.7%) with a median age of 74.7 years fell at least once during the 8 weeks (total, 56 falls), an average incidence of 1.18 fall/patient-year. One third of the falls caused lesions requiring health care or even hospitalization (n = 6). During 12 months, 12 patients (3.9%) experienced a fall-related fracture. Logistic regression identified older age (odds ratio, 1.057/y; P = 0.01), diabetes (odds ratio, 2.747; P = 0.02), high number of prescribed oral drugs (odds ratio, 1.19/drug; P = 0.011), antidepressant use (odds ratio, 5.263; P < 0.001), and failing to walk 10 m without help (odds ratio, 2.057; P = 0.001) as independent risk factors for failing. Conclusion: Falls are common in in-center HD patients. The high-risk population delineated by our logistic model appears as a priority target for intervention studies (including exercise programs and more selective prescription of some drugs in particular) to reduce the incidence and complications of falls. (C) 2004 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.

作者

我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。

评论

主要评分

4.6
评分不足

次要评分

新颖性
-
重要性
-
科学严谨性
-
评价这篇论文

推荐

暂无数据
暂无数据