1. Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients and Associated Factors.
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Golenia A, Zolek N, Olejnik P, Wojtaszek E, Glogowski T, and Malyszko J
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- Humans, Aged, Prevalence, Cross-Sectional Studies, Renal Dialysis, Cognitive Dysfunction epidemiology, Cognitive Dysfunction etiology, Peritoneal Dialysis adverse effects, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic complications, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic therapy
- Abstract
Background: Cognitive impairment (CI) in patients with chronic kidney disease, including those treated with renal replacement therapy, is a growing problem worldwide., Objectives: The study aimed to assess the prevalence of CI and associated factors in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD)., Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 18 consecutive patients with PD therapy and 15 controls were evaluated for CI using the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III (ACE III) test., Results: The prevalence of CI was 33% in patients and 27% in the control group and was not statistically significant. A higher prevalence of CI was found in subjects aged ≥65 years old than in those <65 years old (p = 0.02), but only in the control group. The prevalence of CI in PD patients over and under 65 years of age did not differ statistically significantly (p = 0.12). Memory and verbal fluency were the most affected cognitive domain in PD patients with CI (p = 0.00, p = 0.04, respectively). There was a significant correlation between higher educated PD patients and the ACE III test results. The duration of dialysis did not affect the results of the cognitive screening test., Conclusions: CI is a growing problem in the course of chronic kidney disease and dialysis therapy. It seems that cognitive problems may occur in patients undergoing PD at a younger age than in the general population with particularly affected memory and verbal fluency. Higher educated patients score better on the cognitive screening test., (© 2023 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.)
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- 2023
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