Beneficial Effect of Physical Activity in Hemodialysis Patients
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2013
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Hemodialysis patients are significantly less
active than healthy, sedentary individuals and a low intrinsic
motivation has been identified as a major barrier to
prescribing exercise. Regular physical activity is associated
with enhanced health and well being. World Health
Organisation (WHO) revealed that regular physical activity
is widely recognized as a mean of preventing the occurrence
of many chronic diseases and reduced risk o f all-cause
mortality. Physical activity during illness results in
improvement in physical fiinction. Physical activity helps
dialysis patients to improve their well-being. The association
of decreasing levels o f leisure-time physical activity with
increased mortality risk is less certain in ESRD patients than
in the general population. Studies have shown that
hemodialysis patients physically being active had efficient
clearance o f urea during dialysis compared to physically
inactive patients. Yoga and exercise in hemodialysis patient
increases the quality o f life through reduced stress level. In
our country there is lack o f awareness o f potential benefits of
physical activity in hemodialysis patients and there are no
facilities available in in-centre hemodialysis centre to
implicate the exercise programe during dialysis compared to
Western hemodialysis centres. So there is' the great need to
impart the knowledge among the patients to obtain the
complete standard of living with daily physical activity
during on and off dialysis days.