Brett Burrows

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

• Geriatric Nephrology Longitudinal Cohort Study Crosswalk. 2025, 2025
  Other
• KDARC Aging Measure Toolbox for CKD and ESRD Studies, 2025
  Other
• Development of a physical performance summary score in middle age: Findings from the CARDIA Function study, 2025
  Journal Article, Academic Journal
• Association of multimorbidity trajectories from early adulthood through middle age with middle-age physical function, 2025
  Journal Article, Academic Journal
• Association between polypharmacy and physical function in middle-aged adults: Findings from the CARDIA Function study, 2025
  Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

My current multidisciplinary research efforts focus on examining innovative, evidence-based, and patient-centered strategies that utilize mixed-methods approaches to implement interventions related to physical activity and psychological well-being, aiming to mitigate disease-related symptoms and age-related losses in physical function and quality of life for patients with chronic kidney disease. I am specifically interested in determining whether improving psychological well-being through novel approaches may lead to increased adherence to healthy behaviors in at-risk aging populations. In addition, I am currently investigating if potential modifiable factors (e.g., psychological resilience, depressive symptoms, history of falls) are associated with physical resilience trajectories following hospitalization in older adults with chronic disease, to ultimately develop strategies to improve physical function.