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Influence of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Survival Rate in Patients with Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis Treatment: A Cohort Study

Key takeaways

This study followed people with kidney disease who were on dialysis and compared how much they sat still with how much they moved. It looked at whether that changed their quality of life and how long they lived. No abstract came with this record, so the number of people, the length of follow-up, and the size of any effect are not available yet. It is an observational study, which can only show a link, not prove that moving more causes a longer life: people who are already sicker tend to move less, and that alone can explain part of any gap.

Who did this work

César Faúndez-Casanova (Catholic University of the Maule) · Marcelo Castillo-Retamal (Catholic University of the Maule) · Pablo Luna-Villouta (University of Concepción) · Víctor Contreras-Mellado (University of Talca) · Mariana Ardengue (Universidade Estadual de Maringá) · João Vitor Oblanca (University of Concepción) · Kauana Borges Marchini (University of Concepción) · Sérgio Yamada (Universidade Estadual de Maringá) · Jaime Vásquez-Gómez (Catholic University of the Maule) · Ademar Avelar (University of Concepción)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-04
https://doi.org/10.3390/sci8090240