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Table 1 Cognitive function at baseline and after 3 months

From: The effect of n-back training during hemodialysis on cognitive function in hemodialysis patients: a non-blind clinical trial

Measure of cognitive function

Baseline

3 months

Mean change

P value

r

MMSE score

28.3 ± 1.4

29.8 ± 0.8

1.5

0.01

− 0.78

MoCA-J score

25.8 ± 2.1

28.0 ± 1.6

2.2

0.01

− 0.82

BVRT score

5.9 ± 1.6

7.2 ± 1.5

1.3

0.02

− 0.67

TMT-A time (s)

92.1 ± 51.2

93.1 ± 47.3

1.0

0.70

 

TMT-B time (s)

147.4 ± 72.9

118.3 ± 58.1

− 29.1

0.01

− 0.80

VCT-1 % correct

97.0 ± 6.2

99.5 ± 1.2

2.5

0.12

 

VCT-2 % correct

97.1 ± 4.1

98.6 ± 1.0

1.5

0.40

 

VCT-3 % correct

98.4 ± 1.8

97.9 ± 2.7

− 0.5

0.61

 

VCT-4 % correct

95.5 ± 4.8

95.8 ± 4.0

0.3

0.96

 

SDMT % correct

37.0 ± 9.2

40.6 ± 11.9

3.6

0.10

 

PASAT 2 seconds % correct

35.2 ± 13.4

57.1 ± 14.1

21.9

0.01

− 0.88

PASAT 1 second % correct

19.8 ± 9.3

33.3 ± 6.9

13.5

0.01

− 0.82

  1. MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, MoCA-J the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, BVRT Benton Visual Retention Test, TMT Trail Making Test A and B,VCT visual cancelation task, SDMT Symbol Digit Modality Test, PASAT Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task 2 s and 1 s