SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Frailty and Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Frailty risk prediction models in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from China.Renal failure · 2025Pooled it
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- Effects of intradialytic exercise on frailty in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence of frailty in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Association between frailty and adverse outcomes in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2024Pooled it
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- Frailty, socioeconomic factors, and nutritional biomarkers in patients with nondialysis chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Frailty in Focus: A Scoping Review of Frailty Instruments from the Kidney Disease Aging Research Collaborative.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026Article
- Publication Trends of Research on Immune Tolerance After Kidney Transplantation: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1976 to 2024.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Maintenance hemodialysis patients' nutritional literacy and its relationship with frailty: a cross-sectional study based on latent profile analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
Hemodialysis is the most common type of treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Frailty is associated with poor outcomes such as higher mortality. ESRD patients have a higher prevalence of frailty. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the prevalence and associated factors of frailty and examine whether it is a predictor of mortality among ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis. Five electronic databases including PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched for relevant studies up to 30 November 2020. A total of 752 articles were found, and seven studies with 2604 participants in total were included in the final analysis. The pooled prevalence of frailty in patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis was 46% (95% Confidence interval (CI) 34.2-58.3%). Advanced age, female sex, and the presence of diabetes mellitus increased the risk of frailty in ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis. Our main finding showed that patients with frailty had a greater risk of all-cause mortality compared with those without (hazard ratio (HR): 2.02, 95% CI: 1.65-2.48). To improve ESRD patient outcomes, healthcare professionals need to assess the frailty of older ESRD patients, particularly by considering gender and comorbidities. Comprehensive frailty screening tools for ESRD patients on hemodialysis need to be developed.
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