1. Nurses' and medical doctors' attitudes towards exercise for people with chronic kidney disease in Denmark
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Stig Molsted, Paul N. Bennett, Ken Wilund, Karina Bruun, Amir H. Pakpour, Jacob Mesot Liljehult, Lisbet Brandi, Molsted, Stig, Bennett, Paul N, Wilund, Ken, Bruun, Karina, Pakpour, Amir H, Liljehult, Jacob Mesot, and Brandi, Lisbet
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Advanced and Specialized Nursing ,counselling ,Nephrology ,barriers ,motivators ,exercise training ,chronic kidney disease - Abstract
Refereed/Peer-reviewed Background: Implementation of exercise training in people with kidney failure may be affected by clinicians' attitudes. Objectives: To investigate Danish nephrology nurses' and medical doctors' attitudes towards: exercise for people undergoing dialysis; use of physical activity interventions in chronic kidney disease; and to compare Danish and previously reported Australian nurse attitudes. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Participants: Nurses and medical doctors from the nephrology field in Denmark. Measurements: The questionnaire attitudes towards exercise in dialysis, and questions about exercise advice, counselling and interventions. Results: Nephrology nurses (n = 167) and 17 medical doctors (women 92%, age 47 ± 11 years) from 19 dialysis units participated. There were no differences between nurses' and medical doctors attitudes about training. Ninety-five % and 88% of nurses and medical doctors, respectively, agreed that most people undergoing dialysis could benefit from exercise. Exercise training was offered to people undergoing haemodialyses in 88% of 17 departments. Danish nurses reported more positive attitudes than Australian towards exercise (p
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- 2022