Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Kidney health advocacy organizations and leaders in the nephrology community have repeatedly emphasized the need to increase home dialysis utilization in the United States. Limited awareness and understanding of options for the management of kidney failure among patients living with advanced CKD is a significant barrier to increasing the selection and use of home dialysis. Studies have shown that providing targeted comprehensive patient education before the onset of kidney failure can improve patients' awareness of kidney disease and substantially increase the informed utilization of home dialysis. Unfortunately, in the absence of validated evidence-based education protocols, outcomes associated with home dialysis use vary widely among published studies, potentially affecting the routine implementation and reporting of these services among patients with advanced CKD. This review provides pragmatic guidance on establishing effective patient-centered education programs to empower patients to make informed decisions about their KRT and, in turn, increase home dialysis use.
Institutions: University of Florida Health, University of Florida, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Vanderbilt University, Veterans Health Administration, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola University Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, University of Minnesota Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Language: English
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G3742862211
OpenAlex ID: W4375855907