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Frailty and sarcopenia are prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) populations and could increase the risk for adverse health outcomes. Few studies assess the correlation between frailty, sarcopenia and CKD in non-dialysis patients. Therefore, this study aimed to determine frailty-associated factors in elderly CKD stage I-IV patients, expected to early identify and intervene in the frailty of elderly CKD patients.
Pubmed ID: 37300354
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A basic screening measure for depression in older adults. They have a FREE iPhone APP and a FREE ANDROID APP that allows you to do the 15-item GDS on your phone and automatically calculate the results. They provide no interpretation of results, but patients with scores higher than 5 should be interviewed carefully. These apps are also available through the Android Marketplace or iTunes stores on your phones. Note: This page is under continuous development but they will try to keep translations of the scale available. Anyone with their own translation can submit it and they''ll post it.
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