Functional independence in patients with chronic kidney disease being treated with haemodialysis¹ Independencia funcional en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento de hemodiálisis Independência funcional em pacientes com doença renal crônica em tratamento hemodialítico

• Main Authors: Graziella Allana Serra Alves de Oliveira Oller (Author), Rita de Cássia Helú Mendonça Ribeiro (Author), Darlene Suellen Antero Travagim (Author), Marcelo Aparecido Batista (Author), Sueli Marques (Author), Luciana Kusumota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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PURPOSE: This study has described and analysed the functional independence of the patients served in the haemodialysis services of a countryside town in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM). METHOD: The population considered was that of 214 patients being...