Tadashi Sofue, Ryota Matsuzawa, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Yohei Tsuchida, Keisei Kosaki, Junichi Hoshino, Ichiei Narita, Kunihiro Yamagata
In April 2022, an additional medical fee for exercise instruction during haemodialysis treatment was approved for insurance claims in Japan. We conducted a questionnaire survey to investigate the current situation regarding exercise therapy during haemodialysis treatment after this change. Questionnaires were mailed to 4257 haemodialysis facilities, almost all the haemodialysis facilities in Japan, on January 31, 2023. In total, 1657 facilities responded, of which 550 (33%) provided exercise instruction during haemodialysis treatment, and 65% of these claimed the new fee...
April 22, 2024: Scientific Reports