Abstract
Background Individuals who receive hemodialysis treatment due to chronic renal failure have limitations in their daily life and a decrease in physical activity and walking speed. In this study, we have investigated the effectiveness of various measurements of ankle angles of hemodialysis performed on patients on balance, falling risk, and daily life activities.
Materials and Methods 114 volunteer hemodialysis patients with a mean age of 30-94 have measured at the position of plantar flexion, inversion, and eversion by a 1-degree sensitivity manual goniometer. The Time Up and Go test (TUG), Lawton and Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) Scale, and Barthel Index (BI) were applied to the patients. Statistical analyzes were made with the SPSS25 program.
Results 55 male and 59 female participants were accompanied in the study. The average age was 62,8 ± 15,29, and the average hemodialysis performed duration was 5,59 ± 3,92, the average body mass indexes were 25,08 ± 5,17, the average number of falls was 5,59 ± 3,92. A low positive significant correlation was observed between plantar flexion and inversion foot angle measurements with The Lawton and Brody IADL scale (p
Key words: Hemodialysis, chronic renal failure, falling risk, balance, foot angle measurement
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