Dialysis Exercise Team: The Way to Sustain Exercise Programs in Hemodialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Alessandro Capitanini (Author), Sara Lange (Author), Claudia D'Alessandro (Author), Emilio Salotti (Author), Alba Tavolaro (Author), Maria E. Baronti (Author), Domenico Giannese (Author), Adamasco Cupisti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients affected by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) show quite lower physical activity and exercise capacity when compared to healthy individuals. In addition, a sedentary lifestyle is favoured by lack of a specific counseling on exercise implementation in the nephrology care setting. Increasing phy...