Participation of physical therapists in medical fee-based dialysis-prevention interventions: a nationwide survey in Japan
Physical therapist involvement in dialysis-prevention interventions was limited, primarily due to current medical fee reimbursement criteria. Revising the healthcare system to facilitate their inclusion may enhance the delivery of exercise-based preventive care.
Authors
- Yuma Tamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-3515)
- Yuma Hirano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-5701)
- Momo Takahashi
- Shinsuke Imaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-6721)
- Ren Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-7352)
- Takuo Nomura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8781-2877)
- Makoto Igaki
- Kenichi Kono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-9793)
Institutions
- Kansai Medical University (JP)
- Fukuoka International University (JP)
- Hamamatsu University Hospital (JP)
- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JP)
- Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital (JP)
- Toyooka Hospital (JP)
- Oita University Hospital (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-025-02763-z
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00