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Title of Article Cognitive impairment, quality of life and healthcare utilization in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3 to 5 
Date of Acceptance 14 February 2020 
Journal
     Title of Journal NEPHOLOGY 
     Standard SCOPUS 
     Institute of Journal Asian Pacific Society of Nephrology 
     ISBN/ISSN  
     Volume 2020 
     Issue 25 (8) 
     Month August
     Year of Publication 2020 
     Page 625-623 
     Abstract Abstract Aim This study aimed to examine associations between cognitive impairment and quality of life and healthcare utilization in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3 to 5. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted in 379 outpatients with a mean age of 65.7 years at tertiary care hospitals in Thailand. Cognitive function was measured using the Mini‐Mental State Examination, and quality of life was measured using the five‐dimension European quality of life (EQ‐5D‐5L) multi‐attribute utility instrument. The effects of cognitive impairment on the likelihood of reporting ‘no problems’ for each EQ‐5D dimension, the quality of life scores and healthcare utilization were determined using an appropriate multivariate analysis. Results The prevalence of cognitive impairment in patients with CKD stages 3 to 5 was 15.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 12.3, 19.9). Patients with cognitive impairment had a significantly lower likelihood of achieving good outcomes in the mobility, self‐care, usual activities and anxiety/depression dimensions of the EQ‐5D‐5L than those with normal cognition. Patients with cognitive impairment had a significantly lower quality of life score than those with normal cognition by 0.06 points (95% CI, 0.01, 0.10). Cognitive impairment increased the number of emergency visits (rate ratio, RR, 3.47; 95% CI, 1.45, 8.29). Compared to CKD stage 3, CKD stage 5 decreased the quality of life score by 0.06 points (95% CI, 0.01, 0.10) and increased the rate of hospitalization (RR, 2.29; 95% CI, 1.27, 4.12). Conclusion Cognitive impairment in patients with CKD was associated with lower quality of life scores and increased healthcare utilization. 
     Keyword chronic kidney disease, cognitive impairment, quality of life, risk factor, utility 
Author
587150003-9 Miss ONNITA THANCHAROEN [Main Author]
Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctoral Degree

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