3.2 Baseline characteristics and quality assessments
Baseline characteristics of the patients in the included studies were presented in Table 2. It showed that the mean age and gender ratio were without significant difference in most of the studies included. As to the ethnicity, several studies reported that a majority of the participants were white people or Caucasian. Meanwhile, most studies reported the education levels, which is quite correlated with the results of CF measurements. It showed that the participants of the included studies showed no significant difference between the HD and the PD groups, whereas the educational levels of the patients among these studies had some differences. For example, most studies reported that the average educational duration was 12 to 13 years, while Sithinamsuwan et al showed that patients with 9 to 11 years of education were included.[33] Also, the dialysis vintage also exhibited a large difference between different studies. Furthermore, co-morbidities were also reported in most studies, such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, peripheral artery diseases, etc. Altogether, no obvious difference was observed between HD and PD groups in most of the studies, however, some distinctions existed among the studies included, which might become the origin of the heterogeneity.
As to the results of quality assessment, all the studies were above 5 points according to the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (Table 3). A majority of the studies included had selected the right cohort and non-exposed cohort for the investigation. Meanwhile, the comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis is good in most studies. Furthermore, as to the follow-up, most studies gave the time for adequate follow-up time, while several studies had very short experimental duration and without specific follow-up time.
3.3 Qualitative analyses
As to the comparisons of CF between HD and PD, the studies included showed different results. Several studies are inclined to the view that PD group had better cognitive functions than HD group. Iyasere et al showed that the MoCA executive scores declined faster in patients treated with HD compared with PD.[29] Kalirao et al showed that more patients with PD had memory impairment but fewer had impaired executive functions.[16] Neumann et al showed that PD treatment being associated with better cognitive functions during a 1-year course than HD.[31] Robinski et al demonstrated that patients with PD showed more autonomy- and information-seeking personality, better cognitive functioning, a more successful SDM as well as a larger living space compared with patients with HD.[32] Tilki et al indicated that PD is superior to HD in the management of cognitive impairment.[17] Wolcott et al showed that the PD subject group had consistently more efficient cognitive function than the HD subject group.[18] Moreover, Wolfgram et al suggested that the risk of dementia for patients who started on PD was lower compared with those who started on HD.[20]
However, few studies suggested that HD had better cognitive functions than PD. George et al showed that patients with PD showed a more rapid cognitive decline than those on HD.[27] Also, Lambert et al showed that patients with HD had better performance in visuospatial, attention, memory and orientation, compared with PD.[30]
As to the risk of dementia, Lin et al reported that HD did not increase the risk of dementia in dialysis-dependent patients compared to PD.[35] Furthermore, several studies showed that no significant difference was observed between these 2 dialysis modalities. Radić et al showed that patients with HD and PD are without clinical signs of dementia and without significant difference in CF.[21] Meanwhile, Sithinamsuwan et al indicated that there was no significant difference on the prevalence of dementia between the HD and CAPD group.[33] Besides, in the studies with the short-time dialysis treatment, Griva et al demonstrated that patients with ESRD experienced an increment of cognitive functions after 24 hours of HD treatment while PD treatment did not bring significant changes.[28] Williams et al showed that patients with PD showed cognitive stability, whereas patients with HD showed temporal fluctuations in cognitive performance.[34] Therefore, we may draw the preliminary conclusion that patients with PD treatment might have better cognitive functions or slower cognitive decline compared with patients with HD just through qualitative analysis.
3.4 Quantitative analyses
In Figure 2, we summarized the main results of CF tests from the included studies. Figure 2 A and B showed that patients treated with PD had better MMSE and MoCA stores compared with those with HD (P < .0001), each comparison containing 2 studies. For other cognitive tests, it showed that the comparison of TMT-B enrolled three studies, showing that patients with PD had shorted TMT-B time course compared with patients with HD, but without significant difference (Fig. 2 C, P = .07). As to the SDMT analysis, it showed that patients with PD and HD showed no significant difference, enrolling three studies (Fig. 2 D, P = .33). For the comparisons of RAVLT and BVRT, patients treated with HD had relatively short values compared with PD, but without significant difference (Fig. 2 E and F). Figure 2 G showed that patients treated with PD had better SIT results compared with patients with HD (P < .0001). As to the risk of dementia, it showed that participants with PD had lower pooled incidence of dementia compared with HD, with OR 1.64 and 95% CI (1.15–2.32) (Fig. 2 H, P = .006). Therefore, we concluded from the quantitative analysis that PD exerted better cognitive performances compared with patients with HD in ESRD.
4 Discussion
There is an association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cognitive impairment, yet the mechanisms remain unclear. Possible etiologies of cognitive dysfunctions in patients with CKD include advanced age, cerebrovascular disease, anemia, medication side effects and uremia.[26] These factors would directly affect the CF in a variety of aspects. However, for the 2 commonly used dialysis modalities, HD and PD, which would preserve better CF remain uncertain and has been debated. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we showed that PD treatment might be better in improving the CF and decreasing the dementia risk compared with HD via both qualitative and quantitative analyses.
Previous reports indicated that, in the process of normal aging, the mostly affected domains of CF are memory and executive functions.[36] In this meta-analysis, we showed that in people treated with HD, the domain of orientation and attention is impaired to some extent, besides memory and executive function. This impairment was predominantly been observed in the tests of attention, processing speed and working memory. The study of O’Lone et al indicated that patients with CKD with non-dialyzed treatments perform more poorly than people receiving dialysis, indicating that this deficit may be reversible to some degree.[2]
Currently, several neuropsychological tests are available and could reflect the different domains of CF. In this study, MMSE and MoCA tests were commonly used. Regarding the MMSE test, it is interesting to note that even though there was a significant decline of dialysis populations compared with normal controls, their mean values are still above the traditional cut-off for cognitive impairment (score of 24).[17,26] Therefore, Vanderlinden et al thought that the cut-off scores on dementia screening tools such as the 3MS and MMSE may not be sensitive enough to detect impairment in these populations.[23] Meanwhile, TMT-B test was also commonly used in the studies included. Compared to TMT-A test, the TMT-B adds additional executive cognitive load via mental shifting.[37] Given the additional complexity of this task, it was surprising that the TMT-A took longer to complete for patients with RRT (PD and HD), compared with non-CKD controls. This may suggest that these cohorts may have more broad impairment such as processing speed or visual searching which are known to be tested by the TMT.[37] In our study, we showed that patients with PD had significantly better performance in TMT-B compared with patients with HD, indicating that PD might preserve CF in several domains. Previous study also indicated that impaired CF in patients with ESRD may reduce their ability to adhere to regimens and dietary schedules and thus may limit their self-care capacity or full participation in medical decisions, such as choosing the optimal dialysis modality.[38] In our study, it was shown that these patients are always had several comorbidities and relatively lower educational status. Therefore, early monitoring of patients with ESRD, even CKD, within the daily clinical practice is vital. Consequently, CF should routinely be assessed by administering patient-appropriate and viable screening instruments.[39,40]
Most of the studies included in our study indicated that PD treatment predicted better CF than HD when measured with objective methods. One possible explanation could be that there are generally different mechanisms involved with respect to dialysis modality. Murray et al report that patients with HD receiving higher dialysis doses (Kt/V > 1.2) were at higher risk of cognitive impairment than those with less efficient or less aggressive dialysis. Moreover, Buoncristiani et al thought that HD is able to restore a normal cognitive faculty only transiently in the post-dialytic phase, while CAPD maintains this important function steadily close to normal range, thus being clearly better than HD.[19] Likewise, Tilki et al[17] concluded that the advantageous effects of PD might be due to a more efficient removal of molecules, its continuity, and a better control of anemia. The PD as the gentler, more continuous, and potentially more efficient dialysis modality might be more beneficial for restoring CF.
However, some studies indicated that the used of PD often reflects a lack of social support, especially lack of a closely related person who can assist with treatment. It may well be that the proven depression associated with ESRD[41] correlates with impaired social function. Otherwise, depression and reduced mental capacity due to ESRD might predispose the patient to prefer passive treatment.[4,5] However, since patients with PD and HD are considered to be equivalent in the aspects of quality of life, others reported that patients with PD might benefit from more patient autonomy and social integration.[32] Therefore, the choice between HD and PD usually relies on many factors and is made cooperatively by both the doctors and patients.
Several studies in this meta-analysis used the short-term of dialysis and detected the changes before and just after the dialysis treatment. These results showed that patients treated with HD experienced an increase of cognitive functions after 24 hours of treatment while those with PD were without significant changes. However, the additional CF improvement in patients with HD 24-hour post-dialysis might be attributed to fluctuation in their physiological status.[28] Meanwhile, the CF improvement may also correlate with the adequacy of dialysis, especially the attention and concentration test scores.[42]
The limitations of this study are as follows. Firstly, since the dialysis modalities consist only HD and PD, randomized controlled clinical trials are not available in investigating the cognitive function changes between them. All the studies included are cohort studies or cross-sectional studies. Secondly, this is a statistical analysis and heterogeneity exists in the analysis, which may attribute to the baseline characteristics, treatment time or the difference of the tests. Therefore, we must be careful in analyzing the results. Thirdly, the number of studies concerning the comparisons between HD and PD is still small and with relatively small number of participants. Therefore, prospective large-numbered cohort studies are need to draw more convincing conclusions.
In our study, we showed that dialysis modalities affect the cognitive functions in patients with ESRD by systematic review and meta-analysis. It showed preliminarily that patients treated with PD had better cognitive functions and lower dementia risk compared with patients with HD. However, further studies are still need.
Author contributions
Conceptualization: Xiaolin Tian, Xin Li.
Data curation: Xiaolin Tian, Xiaokun Guo.
Formal analysis: Xiaoshuang Xia, Aili Jiang.
Investigation: Xiaolin Tian, Xiaoshuang Xia.
Methodology: Xiaolin Tian, Xiaokun Guo, Xiaoshuang Xia, Haibo Yu.
Software: Xiaokun Guo.
Supervision: Haibo Yu, Xin Li, Aili Jiang.
Validation: Xin Li, Aili Jiang.
Writing – original draft: Xiaolin Tian.
Writing – review & editing: Xin Li.
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Keywords:chronic kidney disease; cognitive function; dementia; hemodialysis; peritoneal dialysis
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