Psychological Effects of Exercise Training in Hemodialysis Patients

There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

Abstract

To assess the psychological effects of exercise training in hemodialysis patients 4 dialysis patients, matched by age, sex, and medical history with 4 controls, received psychological testing before and after a 6-month period of exercise training. The trained patients had a 28% improvement in graded exercise treadmill stress test duration and a 13% improvement in aerobic capacity. This was associated with a significant reduction in anxiety and depression (p < 0.06), but no measurable change in these moods occurred in the control groups. These results suggest that exercise training may improve psychological functioning in dialysis patients.

Related collections

Author and article information

Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1983

Publication date (Print): 1983

Publication date (Electronic): 03 December 2008

Volume: 33

Issue: 3

Pages: 179-181

Affiliations

Departments of Psychiatry, Preventive Medicine, and Medicine, Lipid Research Center, Chromalloy American Kidney Center, Applied Physiology Division, Renal Division, Metabolism Division, and I.W.Johnson Rehabilitation Institute, Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., USA

Article

Publisher ID: 182938 Other ID: Nephron 1983;33:179–181

DOI: 10.1159/000182938

PubMed ID: 6843745

SO-VID: 9417c97f-ba8d-498a-b500-f5c82e236b57

License:

Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Drug Dosage: The authors and the publisher have exerted every effort to ensure that drug selection and dosage set forth in this text are in accord with current recommendations and practice at the time of publication. However, in view of ongoing research, changes in government regulations, and the constant flow of information relating to drug therapy and drug reactions, the reader is urged to check the package insert for each drug for any changes in indications and dosage and for added warnings and precautions. This is particularly important when the recommended agent is a new and/or infrequently employed drug. Disclaimer: The statements, opinions and data contained in this publication are solely those of the individual authors and contributors and not of the publishers and the editor(s). The appearance of advertisements or/and product references in the publication is not a warranty, endorsement, or approval of the products or services advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements.

History

Date accepted : 28 September 1982

Page count

Pages: 3

Comments

Comment on this article

scite_

Cited by 7

See all cited by

- Version 1

Call for Papers: Green Renal Replacement Therapy: Caring for the Environment

Submit here before September 30, 2024