Cognitive Impairment in Advanced CKD: The Canadian Frailty Observation and Interventions Trial (CanFIT)

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dc.contributor.authorFoster, Rukhsana
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-13T15:41:05Z
dc.date.available2018-07-13T15:41:05Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-07
dc.date.submitted2018-07-13T15:41:05Zen
dc.description.abstractChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem with increasing incidence and prevalence in North America and worldwide. CKD disproportionately affects the elderly, and leads to higher risks of kidney failure, cardiovascular events and all cause mortality. In this population, CKD is also associated with additional comorbid conditions, and an increased prevalence of frailty and disability. Frailty is a multidimensional syndrome characterized by loss of lean body mass (sarcopenia), weakness, and decreased endurance, leading to reduced activity and a poor response to stressors. Several prospective studies in the general population have shown that measures of frailty are strongly associated with death and hospitalization in older individuals, and moreover that this association is independent of other clinical risk factors and comorbid conditions. We believe that frailty is highly prevalent in patients with CKD, and is associated with treatment decisions and outcomes. In order to explore this hypothesis, we are presently conducting a prospective cohort study examining frailty in individuals with advanced CKD. Our study will enroll 600 patients with CKD Stages 4-5, and perform tests of physical function and cognition. We will then associate frailty and its components (physical function, cognition, depression) with treatment preferences and adverse outcomes in the CKD population. The cross sectional component of this study will be completed by July 2013, and the longitudinal analysis can begin in June 2014.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipH.T. Thorlakson Foundation Dean, Faculty of Medicine Manitoba Health Research Council Manitoba Institute of Child Health Kidney Foundation of Manitoba Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada CancerCare Manitoba Manitoba Medical Service Foundation Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Medicine Heart and Stroke Foundation Health Sciences Centre Research Foundationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33159
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectchronic kidney disease (CKD)en_US
dc.subjectCanadian Frailty Observation and Interventions Trial (CanFIT)en_US
dc.titleCognitive Impairment in Advanced CKD: The Canadian Frailty Observation and Interventions Trial (CanFIT)en_US
dc.typebachelor thesisen_US
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