Increase of physical activity level after successful renal transplantation: a 5 year follow‐up study

Background. Physical activity (PA) level of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients after renal transplantation (TP) is a largely unexplored field, although it is an important component of quality of life. Methods. Using the Baecke self‐administered and the Five‐City Project 7‐day PA recall question...

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Published in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2001-01, Vol.16 (1), p.134-140
Main Authors: Nielens, Henri, Lejeune, Thierry M., Lalaoui, Abdelhamid, Squifflet, Jean Paul, Pirson, Yves, Goffin, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Belgium
Biological and medical sciences
Exercise
Female
Follow-Up Studies
haemodialysis
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - rehabilitation
Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery
Kidney Transplantation - physiology
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Physical Exertion
physical‐activity
questionnaires
rehabilitation
renal‐transplantation
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
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Summary:Background. Physical activity (PA) level of end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) patients after renal transplantation (TP) is a largely unexplored field, although it is an important component of quality of life. Methods. Using the Baecke self‐administered and the Five‐City Project 7‐day PA recall questionnaires, PA level was estimated in 32 consecutive ESRD patients (12 males, 20 females; mean age 45.9±13.1 years; mean dialysis duration 23.5±21.8 months) admitted for renal TP and to whom no exercise programme of any kind was proposed. PA were recorded 1, 3, 6, 12 and 60 months after TP. Results. Immediate pre‐TP PA level of renal transplant candidates was between 18 and 35% less than that of age‐matched healthy subjects (P
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/16.1.134