The Effect of Exercise Activities on Hemodialysis Patients: A Review Study

Kidney failure and hemodialysis affect all aspects of these patients’ lives. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to control the disease and alleviate its complications. One of these non-pharmacological methods is exercise. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise activities on hemodialysis patients.

In this review study, articles published between 1390-1400 (2011-2021) were reviewed. In order to obtain relevant scientific documents, electronic search in both Persian and English using the Persian and English keywords Hemodialysis, exercise, physical exercise, non-pharmacological interventions in Databases SID, Magiran, IranMedex, Pubmed, Science Direct, Elsevier, ProQuest and Google Scholar and a total of 905 articles were found. 35 articles were extracted from them. Inclusion criteria included originality, writing in Persian and English, and compliance with the purpose of the study, and exclusion criteria included not having access to the full version of the article.

Studies have shown that different types of exercise such as strength training, resistance training, aerobic and anaerobic exercise, Otago, Tai Chi, Hatayoga and physical activity such as walking can improve quality of life, sleep quality, adequate dialysis and reduce fatigue, depression Anxiety and serum wastes are effective and are useful in controlling the disease.

Discussion and Conclusion:

According to the results of studies and the effectiveness of using various types of exercise, exercise and movement exercises in improving the adequacy of hemodialysis and quality of life and quality of sleep and reducing anxiety and fatigue in hemodialysis patients, it is recommended to help these patients Use this non-pharmacological intervention.