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Sabatino A, Kooman J, Avesani CM, Gregorini M, Bianchi S, Regolisti G, Fiaccadori E. Sarcopenia diagnosed by ultrasound-assessed quadriceps muscle thickness and handgrip strength predicts mortality in patients on hemodialysis. J Nephrol 2024; 37:993-1003. [PMID: 38263531 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-023-01867-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Estimation of muscle mass is a pivotal component in the diagnosis of protein-energy wasting and sarcopenia. While bioimpedance spectroscopy is a widely accepted technique for the assessment of lean tissue related to the diagnosis of sarcopenia, to date skeletal muscle ultrasound (US) has not gained full acceptance for this purpose. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value for mortality of the indexed thickness of the quadriceps vastus intermedius, as measured by US, compared to lean tissue index as estimated by bioimpedance spectroscopy, both combined with handgrip strength in a group of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). METHODS The cut-off values for low handgrip strength were < 27 kg for males and < 16 kg for females. The cut-off value for low lean tissue index was obtained from an age-matched healthy control group, with low lean tissue index being defined as values below the 10th percentile of the distribution of healthy subjects. The cut-off values for low quadriceps vastus intermedius thickness index were < 3.44 mm/m2 for males and < 3.52 mm/m2 for females. RESULTS Ultrasound and bioimpedance spectroscopy were performed in 99 patients, and handgrip strength was assessed in 64 patients, all on maintenance HD. After a median follow-up of 28 months (interquartile range 19-41 months) 38 patients died. Lean tissue index was not associated with mortality, while low quadriceps vastus intermedius thickness index and low handgrip strength were associated with an increased hazard of death. In the fully adjusted model, only the combination of low handgrip strength and low quadriceps vastus intermedius thickness index was significantly associated with higher mortality. CONCLUSION When combined with low handgrip strength, low quadriceps muscle US outperformed low lean tissue index as assessed by bioimpedance spectroscopy in predicting mortality in a cohort of patients on maintenance HD. Ultrasound may be a useful and convenient technique for the assessment of sarcopenia and protein-energy wasting in this patient population.
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- Alice Sabatino
- UO Nefrologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100, Parma, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy.
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- University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Renal Medicine and Baxter Novum, Department of Clinical Science, Technology and Intervention, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
- UO Clinica e Immunologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Parma, Parma, Italy
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- UO Nefrologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100, Parma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy
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Deinboll A, Moe CF, Ludvigsen MS. Interventions, Participative Role, Barriers, and Facilitators for Involvement in eHealth Communication for People Undergoing Hemodialysis: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Res Protoc 2022; 11:e38615. [PMID: 35904862 PMCID: PMC9377479 DOI: 10.2196/38615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background eHealth interventions have been shown to offer people living with chronic kidney disease the opportunity of embracing dialysis therapies with greater confidence, the potential to obtain better clinical outcomes and increased quality of life, and diverse and flexible designs and delivery options. eHealth interventions or solutions can offer one-way information without the possibility for dialogue, as with most mobile apps. eHealth interventions intending to enable two-way communication between patients undergoing hemodialysis and health professionals are the focus of this review. eHealth communication interventions that enable two-way communication between patients undergoing hemodialysis and health professionals is an emerging field, but issues relating to participation in eHealth communication for patients undergoing hemodialysis are scarcely described. The current conceptualization of this issue is too scattered to inform the development of future interventions. In this scoping review, we want to assemble and examine this scattered knowledge on participation in two-way eHealth communication for patients undergoing hemodialysis. Objective We want to understand the participative role of people living with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis in available communicative eHealth interventions and to understand which barriers and facilitators exist for patient involvement in eHealth communication with health professionals. Methods A scoping review methodology is guiding this study. Peer-reviewed primary studies, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods study designs will be included. A systematic search for published studies, dissertations, and theses at the doctoral level in the English language will be conducted in five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses). The included literature will focus on adult (18 years or older) patients undergoing hemodialysis who are involved in eHealth communication with health professionals. Data on the type of eHealth communication interventions, the participative role, and barriers and facilitators for the involvement in eHealth communication for people undergoing hemodialysis will be extracted independently by two reviewers. The extracted data will be collected in a draft charting table prepared for the study. Any discrepancies between the reviewers will be solved through discussion or with a third reviewer. Results Results are anticipated by the spring of 2023 and will be presented in tabular format along with a narrative summary. The anticipated results will be presented in alignment with the objectives of the study, presenting findings on the participative role of patients undergoing hemodialysis in eHealth communication interventions. Conclusions We anticipate that this study will inform on eHealth communication interventions and the level of patient participation in eHealth communication for patients undergoing hemodialysis. The systematized overview will possibly identify research gaps and motivate further development of eHealth communication to ensure patient participation. The findings will be of interest to key stakeholders in clinical care, research, development, policy, and patient advocacy. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/38615
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- Anne Deinboll
- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Mo i Rana, Norway
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- Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodo, Norway.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Randers Regional Hospital, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Danish Centre of Clinical Guidelines and Danish Centre of Systematic Reviews, A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of Excellence, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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Richards EL, Wright KD, Richards Adams IK, Klatt MD, Monroe TB, Nguyen CM, Rose KM. Hair Cortisol Concentration, Perceived Stress, Mental Well-Being, and Cardiovascular Health in African American Older Adults: A Pilot Study. Geriatrics (Basel) 2022; 7:geriatrics7030053. [PMID: 35645276 PMCID: PMC9149889 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics7030053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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(1) Background: African Americans experience high rates of psychological stress and hypertension, which increases their risk of cardiovascular disease with age. Easy-to-collect psychological and biological stress data are valuable to investigations of this association. Hair cortisol concentration (HCC), as a proxy biomarker of chronic stress exposure, provides such advantages in contrast to collection of multiple daily samples of saliva. Objective: To examine the relationships among HCC, perceived stress, mental well-being, and cardiovascular health (systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP)). (2) Methods: Cross-sectional secondary data (N = 25) were used from a mind–body intervention study in hypertensive African Americans ages 65 and older. Data included HCC, a four-item perceived stress scale, SF-36 mental components summary, and SBP/DBP. SBP + 2 (DBP)/3 was used to calculate MAP. (3) Results: The relationship between mental well-being and perceived stress (r = −0.497, p ≤ 0.01) and mental well-being and DBP (r = −0.458, p = 0.02) were significant. HCC change was not significant. In a regression model, every unit increase in well-being predicted a 0.42 decrease in DBP (β = −0.42, 95% CI (−0.69–0.15)) and a 1.10 unit decrease in MAP (β = −1.10, 95% CI (−1.99–0.20)). (4) Conclusions: This study contributes to the knowledge of physiologic data regarding the relationship between MAP and well-being. Findings from this study may aid in the development of interventions that address mental well-being and cardiovascular health in African American older adults with hypertension.
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- Ericka L. Richards
- Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (E.L.R.); (T.B.M.); (K.M.R.)
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (E.L.R.); (T.B.M.); (K.M.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-614-292-0309
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- School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Medical Dietetics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
- Department of Extension, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Integrative Health, Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43201, USA;
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (E.L.R.); (T.B.M.); (K.M.R.)
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43214, USA;
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- Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (E.L.R.); (T.B.M.); (K.M.R.)
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Hakamäki M, Järvisalo MJ, Lankinen R, Koivuviita N, Pärkkä JP, Kozak-Barany A, Hellman T, Metsärinne K. Evolution of Quality of Life in Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 4-5 Patients Transitioning to Dialysis and Transplantation. Nephron Clin Pract 2022; 146:439-448. [PMID: 35139517 DOI: 10.1159/000521771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a profound effect on patients' health-related quality of life (QoL). Longitudinal studies on QoL in CKD are scarce and have explored selected patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT). We studied the evolution of QoL in patients with advanced CKD transitioning to dialysis and transplantation in a prospective follow-up study. METHODS A total of 100 participants of the Chronic Arterial Disease, Quality of Life, and Mortality in Chronic Kidney Injury (CADKID) study were enrolled in the study. Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form, biochemistry, and echocardiography were obtained at baseline and after a median interval of 33 (range 12-85) months. RESULTS At the time of the follow-up QoL assessment, 32 patients were not receiving RRT, 30 were on hemodialysis (HD), 19 on peritoneal dialysis (PD), and 19 had received a kidney transplant. Among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), "Burden of Kidney Disease" and "General Health" domains improved compared to patients who initiated HD (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.007, respectively), PD (p = 0.0005 and p = 0.03, respectively), or remained in predialysis care (p = 0.009 and p = 0.003, respectively) while "Effects of Kidney Disease" improved compared to those who started HD (p = 0.004) or PD (p = 0.002). The change in Short Form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary was not different between patients on different treatment modalities. Higher plasma albumin and cholesterol levels were associated with improved QoL in "Symptoms/Problems" (r = 0.28, p = 0.005, and r = 0.30, p = 0.004, respectively) and "Effects of Kidney Disease" (r = 0.27, p = 0.008, and r = 0.24, p = 0.03, respectively). CONCLUSION QoL improved in KTRs in kidney disease-specific domains compared to patients initiating dialysis or those without RRT. Plasma albumin and lipids were associated with QoL over time.
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- Markus Hakamäki
- Kidney Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Kidney Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Perioperative Services, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Kidney Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Kidney Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Kidney Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Kidney Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Murea M, Deira J, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Casino FG, Basile C. The spectrum of kidney dysfunction requiring chronic dialysis therapy: Implications for clinical practice and future clinical trials. Semin Dial 2021; 35:107-116. [PMID: 34643003 DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Staging to capture kidney function and pathophysiologic processes according to severity is widely used in chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury not requiring dialysis. Yet the diagnosis of "end-stage kidney disease" (ESKD) considers patients as a single homogeneous group, with negligible kidney function, in need of kidney replacement therapy. Herein, we review the evidence behind the heterogeneous nature of ESKD and discuss potential benefits of recasting the terminology used to describe advanced kidney dysfunction from a monolithic entity to a disease with stages of ascending severity. We consider kidney assistance therapy in lieu of kidney replacement therapy to better reconcile all available types of therapy for advanced kidney failure including dietary intervention, kidney transplantation, and dialysis therapy at varied schedules. The lexicon "kidney dysfunction requiring dialysis" (KDRD) with stages of ascending severity based on levels of residual kidney function (RKF)-that is, renal urea clearance-and manifestations related to uremia, fluid status, and other abnormalities is discussed. Subtyping KDRD by levels of RKF could advance dialysis therapy as a form of kidney assistance therapy adjusted based on RKF and clinical symptoms. We focus on intermittent hemodialysis and underscore the need to personalize dialysis treatments and improve characterization of patients included in clinical trials.
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- Mariana Murea
- Section on Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Harold Simmons Center for Kidney Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Clinical Research Branch, Division of Nephrology, Miulli General Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy.,Dialysis Centre SM2, Policoro, Italy
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- Clinical Research Branch, Division of Nephrology, Miulli General Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
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Sabatino A, Broers NJH, van der Sande FM, Hemmelder MH, Fiaccadori E, Kooman JP. Estimation of Muscle Mass in the Integrated Assessment of Patients on Hemodialysis. Front Nutr 2021; 8:697523. [PMID: 34485360 PMCID: PMC8415223 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.697523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Assessment of muscle mass (MM) or its proxies, lean tissue mass (LTM) or fat-free mass (FFM), is an integral part of the diagnosis of protein-energy wasting (PEW) and sarcopenia in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Both sarcopenia and PEW are related to a loss of functionality and also increased morbidity and mortality in this patient population. However, loss of MM is a part of a wider spectrum, including inflammation and fluid overload. As both sarcopenia and PEW are amendable to treatment, estimation of MM regularly is therefore of major clinical relevance. Whereas, computer-assisted tomography (CT) or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is considered a reference method, it is unsuitable as a method for routine clinical monitoring. In this review, different bedside methods to estimate MM or its proxies in patients on HD will be discussed, with emphasis on biochemical methods, simplified creatinine index (SCI), bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), and muscle ultrasound (US). Body composition parameters of all methods are related to the outcome and appear relevant in clinical practice. The US is the only parameter by which muscle dimensions are measured. BIS and SCI are also dependent on either theoretical assumptions or the use of population-specific regression equations. Potential caveats of the methods are that SCI can be influenced by residual renal function, BIS can be influenced by fluid overload, although the latter may be circumvented by the use of a three-compartment model, and that muscle US reflects regional and not whole body MM. In conclusion, both SCI and BIS as well as muscle US are all valuable methods that can be applied for bedside nutritional assessment in patients on HD and appear suitable for routine follow-up. The choice for either method depends on local preferences. However, estimation of MM or its proxies should always be part of a multidimensional assessment of the patient followed by a personalized treatment strategy.
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- Alice Sabatino
- Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma University Hospital, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division on Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Division on Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Division on Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Parma University Hospital, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Division on Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands.,NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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