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Attitudes And Barriers To Physical Activity In Hemodialysis Patients: Could Intradialytic Exercise Modify These Factors?, Nada Salhab, Jeroen Kooman, Enrico Fiaccadori, Harith Aljubori, Mirey Karavetian
Attitudes And Barriers To Physical Activity In Hemodialysis Patients: Could Intradialytic Exercise Modify These Factors?, Nada Salhab, Jeroen Kooman, Enrico Fiaccadori, Harith Aljubori, Mirey Karavetian
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Introduction: This study pioneers in determining the impact of Intradialytic Exercise (IDE) on attitudes and barriers to Physical Activity (PA) in Hemodialysis (HD) patients in the United Arab Emirates, a non-western country with different cultural backgrounds.
Subjects and Methods: Forty-one adult HD patients from Al-Qassimi Hospital were recruited for a quasi-experimental intervention with pre-post evaluation. IDE patients trained for 45 minutes per HD session, 2-3 times per week, for 6 months on a static bicycle. Exercise intensity was assessed using the Borg Scale. Participants were educated on the importance of exercise.
Results: 30 patients completed the study. The percentage of …