SF-36 total score as a single measure of health-related quality of life: Scoping review

L Lins, FM Carvalho - SAGE open medicine, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
According to the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire developers, a global
measure of health-related quality of life such as the “SF-36 Total/Global/Overall Score” …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology, impact, and treatment options of restless legs syndrome in end-stage renal disease patients: an evidence-based review

CD Giannaki, GM Hadjigeorgiou, C Karatzaferi… - Kidney international, 2014 - Elsevier
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)(or Willis–Ekbom disease) is a neurological disorder with high
prevalence among the end-stage renal disease population. This is one of the most …

Effect of exercise training and dopamine agonists in patients with uremic restless legs syndrome: a six-month randomized, partially double-blind, placebo-controlled …

CD Giannaki, GK Sakkas, C Karatzaferi… - BMC nephrology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Restless Legs Syndrome is very common in hemodialysis patients
however there are no comparative studies assessing the effectiveness of a non …

Resistance training improves sleep quality, redox balance and inflammatory profile in maintenance hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial

HL Corrêa, SRG Moura, RVP Neves… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Patients in maintenance hemodialisys (HD) present sleep disorders, increased
inflammation, unbalanced redox profiles, and elevated biomarkers representing endothelial …

Association of abdominal visceral adiposity and thigh sarcopenia with changes of arteriosclerosis in haemodialysis patients

A Kato, J Ishida, Y Endo, T Takita… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background. In haemodialysis (HD) patients, abdominal visceral fat is accumulated while
lean body mass is decreased irrespective of their body mass indexes (BMI). However, it is …

Evidence of increased muscle atrophy and impaired quality of life parameters in patients with uremic restless legs syndrome

CD Giannaki, GK Sakkas, C Karatzaferi… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Restless Legs Syndrome is a very common disorder in hemodialysis patients.
Restless Legs Syndrome negatively affects quality of life; however it is not clear whether this …

Insulin resistance in non-obese subjects is associated with activation of the JNK pathway and impaired insulin signaling in skeletal muscle

UB Masharani, BA Maddux, X Li, GK Sakkas… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The pathogenesis of insulin resistance in the absence of obesity is unknown. In
obesity, multiple stress kinases have been identified that impair the insulin signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of sleep duration on mortality and quality of life in chronic kidney disease: results from the 2007–2015 KNHANES

HJ Lee, N Kwak, YC Kim, SM Choi, J Lee… - American journal of …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: In the general population, short and long sleep durations have been associated
with adverse health outcomes. However, this association remains unclear in patients with …

Uremic myopathy: is oxidative stress implicated in muscle dysfunction in uremia?

A Kaltsatou, GK Sakkas, KP Poulianiti… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Renal failure is accompanied by progressive muscle weakness and premature fatigue, in
part linked to hypokinesis and in part to uremic toxicity. These changes are associated with …

Hemodialysis fatigue: just “simple” fatigue or a syndrome on its own right?

GK Sakkas, C Karatzaferi - Frontiers in physiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
In this opinion article we discuss whether fatigue symptoms and signs often noticed in the
hemodialysis (HD) patients should be collectively viewed and addressed as a “syndrome” …