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Assessment of Vascular Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Published on: June 16, 2014
Brief report: intellectual and academic functioning in pediatric chronic kidney disease
Peter J Duquette1, Stephen R Hooper, Crista E Wetherington
1School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7155, USA.
Objective:
Examine the intellectual and academic functioning in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Methods:
Using a cross-sectional design, children with CKD (n = 30) were compared to matched controls (n = 41) on measures of intelligence, achievement, and rates of learning disabilities (LD) variously defined.
Results:
Children with CKD were at higher risk for grade retention (p < .001) and absenteeism (p < .01), and evidenced mild impairments on measures of intelligence (p < .001), math (p < .01), reading (p < .05), and satisfied criteria for a low achievement definition of LD (p < .01) more frequently than control group participants. Renal function was a significant predictor (p < .02) of intellectual and academic scores in the CKD group.
Conclusions:
Educational and psychosocial supports are critical for children with CKD, and it may be important to monitor their cognitive functioning and academic progress over time.
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