Evaluation of physical activity and its relationship to health-related quality of life in patients on chronic hemodialysis

• Published in: Environmental health and preventive medicine Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 220 - 225
• Main Authors: Katayama, Akihiko, Miyatake, Nobuyuki, Nishi, Hiroyuki, Uzike, Kazuhiro, Sakano, Noriko, Hashimoto, Hiroo, Koumoto, Kiichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 01.05.2014; Springer Japan
• Subjects: Accelerometry; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Environmental health; Exercise; Female; Health behavior; Hemodialysis; Humans; Japan; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Quality of Life; Regression Analysis; Regular; Renal Dialysis; Stress; Surveys and Questionnaires; Japan
• ISSN: 1342-078X; 1347-4715
• DOI: 10.1007/s12199-014-0380-z

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical activity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients on chronic hemodialysis. A total of 31 men (69.0 ± 11.1 years) and 17 women (66.9 ± 10.0 years) among 61 male and 30 female patients on chronic hemodialysis at Innoshima General Hospital, Onomichi, Japan, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Physical activity was evaluated using tri-axial accelerometers. HRQOL and psychological distress were also evaluated using the EuroQol questionnaire (EQ-5D) and the K6 questionnaire, respectively. Physical activity evaluated by Σ[metabolic equivalents × h per week (METs·h/w)] was 8.1 ± 6.0 METs·h/w, and EQ-5D score was 0.754 ± 0.177. Among all patients, EQ-5D scores were significantly correlated with physical activity over 4 METs on non-hemodialysis treatment days (r = 0.426, p = 0.003). In women, EQ-5D scores were also correlated with physical activity over 4 METs on hemodialysis treatment days and non-hemodialysis treatment days. By stepwise multiple regression analysis, physical activity over 4 METs on non-hemodialysis treatment days was a determinant factor of EQ-5D even after adjusting for age and K6 scores. Physical activity over 4 METs on non-hemodialysis treatment days might be associated with EQ-5D in patients on chronic hemodialysis, especially in women.