caa a22 4500 477113885 CHVBK 20180405111617.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00451111 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00451111 Kutner Nancy Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Rehabilitation of the elderly patient on dialysis [Elektronische Daten] [Nancy Kutner] Rehabilitation for geriatric patients, as well as rehabilitation for patients with a chronic disease, strives to mobilize individuals' residual capacity for optimal function in their usual environment. It is clear from observational studies that chronic dialysis patients often experience marked limitations in physical functioning, and these limitations tend to increase with patients' age. However, both prospective studies and controlled trials conducted with elderly persons demonstrate that muscle strengthening and cardiovascular exercise are related to improved physical functioning, and there is evidence that dialysis patients can also benefit from many of these interventions. Inpatient rehabilitation in a specialized geriatric unit has been shown to be associated with better functional outcomes and decreased need for institutionalization among elderly persons; the process of comprehensive geriatric assessment may also have beneficial outcomes. More controlled studies are needed in order to better specify the effectiveness of various geriatric interventions, for elderly subjects in general and for elderly dialysis patients specifically. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996 physical functioning nationallicence functional status nationallicence exercise nationallicence geriatric rehabilitation nationallicence Geriatric Nephrology and Urology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/2(1996-01-01), 81-88 0924-8455 6:2<81 1996 6 10715 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451111 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00451111 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Kutner Nancy Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Geriatric Nephrology and Urology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/2(1996-01-01), 81-88 0924-8455 6:2<81 1996 6 10715 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer