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. 2024 Oct 10;25(1):343.
doi: 10.1186/s12882-024-03783-9.

Predictors of functional status and disability among patients living with chronic kidney diseases at St Paul's hospital millennium medical college, Ethiopia: findings from a cross-sectional study

Sisay Deme  1 , Balamurugan Janakiraman  2   3 , Abayneh Alamer  4 , Dechasa Imiru Wayessa  5 , Tesfalem Yitbarek  5 , Mohammad Sidiq  6
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Predictors of functional status and disability among patients living with chronic kidney diseases at St Paul's hospital millennium medical college, Ethiopia: findings from a cross-sectional study

Sisay Deme et al. BMC Nephrol. .

Abstract

Background: The rise in risk factors like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus has partly led to the increase in the number of patients affected by chronic kidney disease, affecting an estimated 843 million people, which is nearly 10% of the general population worldwide in 2017. Patients with CKD have an increased risk of functional difficulties and disability. This study aimed to assess the level of functional status and disability and its associated factors among patients with chronic kidney attending Saint Paul Hospital, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted with 302 enrolled study participants through systematic random sampling techniques. Face-to-face interviews and chart reviews were used to collect data using a semi-structured questionnaire adapted from works of literature. The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) was used to assess the functional status and disability of the participants. Data was entered into EPI info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was employed with a p-value less than 0.25. Finally, those variables with a p-value less than 0.05 in multivariate analysis were taken as statistically significant.

Results: A total of 219 (72.5%) CKD patients had moderate to severe functional limitation and disability (HAQ-Di > 0.5-3). Age > 50 years [AOR = 1.65; 95% CI (1.23, 3.15)], being at stage 2 and 3 CKD [AOR = 4.05; 95% CI (1.82, 9.21), being at stage 4 and 5 CKD [AOR = 2.47; 95% CI (1.87, 4.72)], and having MSK manifestations [AOR = 2.97; 95% CI (1.61, 5.55)] were significantly associated with functional status and disability.

Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that CKD-associated functional disabilities are common. The advanced stage of CKD, higher age, and presence of musculoskeletal manifestations appear to be important variables predicting self-reported functional status. Healthcare professionals treating CKD shall be vigilant about the CKD-associated disability, the modifiable predictors, and interventions to limit the CKD-related disability.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease; Disability; Functional status; Musculoskeletal diseases; Predictors.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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