Key result
Fluid nonadherence, present in 68% of the sample, was not associated with differences in mean levels of cognitive performance compared to adherence in hemodialysis patients.
Why the study?
Does fluid adherence correlate with cognitive functioning in patients receiving hemodialysis?
Population
147 patients receiving hemodialysis
Comparison
Fluid adherence vs Fluid nonadherence
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Fluid nonadherence was not associated with cognitive differences in hemodialysis; leaves open causal or longitudinal effects for prospective study.
Cross-Sectional (n=147)
Does fluid adherence correlate with cognitive functioning in patients receiving hemodialysis?
Fluid adherence, measured by interdialytic weight gain, does not appear to be associated with cognitive performance during the first hour of hemodialysis.
Evans et al. (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in Hemodialysis (n=147). Fluid nonadherence (interdialytic weight gain > 1 kg/day) vs. Fluid adherence was evaluated on Mean levels of cognitive performance. Fluid nonadherence, present in 68% of the sample, was not associated with differences in mean levels of cognitive performance compared to adherence in hemodialysis patients.
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