Interventions to Preserve Cognitive Functioning Among Older Kidney Transplant Recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

To summarize the research on effective interventions for preserving cognitive function and prevent cognitive decline in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who are undergoing dialysis and/or kidney transplantation (KT).

Recent findings

Among ESKD patients undergoing hemodialysis, exercise training has been administered through home-based and intradialytic interventions. Additionally, one pilot study identified intradialytic cognitive training, electronic brain games, as an intervention to preserve cognitive function among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Fewer studies have investigated interventions to preserver cognitive function among KT recipients. To date, the only randomized controlled trial in this population identified B-vitamin supplement

SUBMITTER: Chu NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992368 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature