Chronic kidney disease in Taiwan's aging population: Something far more than a distant ship's smoke on the horizon

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 890-891

  Wu, Pei Chen ^a   Wu, Vin Cent ^b   Tarng, Der Cherng ^c  

^a Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Assistive Device Center Da Chien General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; TAIWAN; AGED; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

AGED; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TAIWAN;

EID: 84918826875     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.03.013     Document Type: Short Survey

References (8)

1. Wen C.P., Cheng T.Y., Tsai M.K., Chang Y.C., Chan H.T., Tsai S.P., et al. All-cause mortality attributable to chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study based on 462 293 adults in Taiwan. Lancet 2008, 371:2173-2182.
2. Lei C.C., Yang H.F., Lu L.C., Chang H.Y., Lee P.H., Hsu Y.C., et al. Regional variations in the middle-aged and elderly population with late-stage chronic kidney disease: a community-based population survey in Chiayi County, Taiwan. Acta Nephrologica 2009, 23:103-109.
3. Lin C.M., Yang M.C., Hwang S.J., Sung J.M. Progression of stages 3b-5 chronic kidney disease-preliminary results of Taiwan national pre-ESRD disease management program in Southern Taiwan. JFormos Med Assoc 2013, 112:773-782.
4. Huang Y.Y., Lin K.D., Jiang Y.D., Chang C.H., Chung C.H., Chuang L.M., et al. Diabetes-related kidney, eye, and foot disease in Taiwan: an analysis of the nationwide data for 2000-2009. J Formos Med Assoc 2012, 111:637-644.
5. Fink H.A., Ishani A., Taylor B.C., Greer N.L., MacDonald R., Rossini D., et al. Screening for, monitoring, and treatment of chronic kidney disease stages 1 to 3: a systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Intern Med 2012, 156:570-581.
6. Carson R.C., Juszczak M., Davenport A., Burns A. Is maximum conservative management an equivalent treatment option to dialysis for elderly patients with significant comorbid disease?. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009, 4:1611-1619.
7. Kurella Tamura M., Covinsky K.E., Chertow G.M., Yaffe K., Landefeld C.S., McCulloch C.E. Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. N Engl J Med 2009, 361:1539-1547.
8. Lai C.F., Tsai H.B., Hsu S.H., Chiang C.K., Huang J.W., Huang S.J. Withdrawal from long-term hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 2013, 112:589-599.