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Langham R, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami L, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: Bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION 2023. [DOI: 10.4103/ijot.ijot_27_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Meena P, Kute VB, Bhargava V, Mondal R, Agarwal SK. Social Media and Organ Donation: Pros and Cons. Indian J Nephrol 2023; 33:4-11. [PMID: 37197042 PMCID: PMC10185012 DOI: 10.4103/ijn.ijn_158_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Shortage of organ donors is the most important obstacle standing in the way of lifesaving organ transplantation in a myriad of patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. It is vital that the transplant societies and associated appropriate authorities develop strategies to overcome the unmet needs for organ donation. The power of prominent social media (SoMe) platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, which reach millions of people, can increase awareness, provide education, and may ameliorate the pessimism toward organ donation among the general population. Additionally, public solicitation of organs may be helpful for waitlisted candidates for organ transplantation, who cannot find a suitable donor among near relations. However, the use of SoMe for organ donation has several ethical issues. This review attempts to highlight the advantages and limitations of using social media in the context of organ donation for transplantation. Some suggestions on the best utilization of social media platforms for organ donation while balancing ethical considerations have been highlighted here.
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- Priti Meena
- Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Nephrology, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Institute of Renal Science, Sir Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Saúde dos rins para todos: preenchendo a lacuna de educação e conhecimento sobre a saúde renal. J Bras Nefrol 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2022-0027pt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Resumo A elevada carga da doença renal, disparidades globais no cuidado renal e desfechos ruins da insuficiência renal impõem uma sobrecarga crescente aos indivíduos afetados e suas famílias, cuidadores e a própria comunidade geral. Educação em saúde é o grau em que indivíduos e organizações têm, ou que igualmente permitem que indivíduos tenham, capacidade de encontrar, compreender e utilizar informações e serviços para tomar decisões e ações conscientes relacionadas à saúde para si e outros. Mais do que enxergar educação em saúde como um problema dos pacientes, a melhoria dessa educação depende principalmente da comunicação e educação efetiva dos profissionais em parceria com aqueles que apresentam doença renal. Para formuladores de políticas renais, educação em saúde é pré-requisito para que organizações migrem para uma cultura que coloque a pessoa no centro dos cuidados. A crescente capacidade e acesso à tecnologia oferecem novas oportunidades para melhorar educação e conscientização sobre doença renal para todas as partes interessadas. Avanços nas telecomunicações, incluindo redes sociais, podem ajudar a melhorar a educação de pessoas e provedores. O Dia Mundial do Rim declara 2022 como o ano da "Saúde dos Rins para Todos" promovendo trabalho em equipe global no avanço de estratégias para preencher a lacuna na educação e conhecimento em saúde renal. Organizações renais devem trabalhar para mudar a narrativa da educação em saúde como um problema de pacientes, para sendo responsabilidade dos profissionais e formuladores de políticas. Ao engajar-se e apoiar formulação de políticas centradas na saúde renal, planejamento de saúde comunitária e abordagens de educação em saúde para todos, comunidades renais esforçam-se para prevenir doenças renais e permitir viver bem com elas.
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- International Society of Nephrology, Belgium
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. J Bras Nefrol 2022; 44:134-142. [PMID: 35640026 PMCID: PMC9269179 DOI: 10.1590/2175-8239-jbn-2022-0027en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and the poor outcomes of kidney failure place a growing burden on affected individuals and their families, caregivers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals and organizations have, or equitably enable individuals to have, the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy lies primarily with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy is a prerequisite for organizations to transition to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons’ and providers’ education. The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of “Kidney Health for All” to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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- Robyn G Langham
- University of Melbourne, St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Orange, California, USA
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- Griffith University, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance (IFKF - WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Unit, Giza, Egypt
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- University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Orange, California, USA
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- University of Nigeria, College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Renal Unit, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Chinese University of Hong Kong, International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Braz J Med Biol Res 2022; 55:e12161. [PMID: 35584454 PMCID: PMC9113529 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2022e12161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and the poor outcomes of kidney failure place a growing burden on affected individuals and their families, caregivers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals and organizations have, or equitably enable individuals to have, the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy lies primarily with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy is a prerequisite for organizations to transition to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons’ and providers’ education. The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of “Kidney Health for All” to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- R G Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance (IFKF - WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF, Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney Health for All: Bridging the Gap in Kidney Health Education and Literacy. Am J Hypertens 2022; 35:470-477. [PMID: 35536290 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpac025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- Department of Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations—World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney Health for All: Bridging the Gap in Kidney Health Education and Literacy. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2022; 9:20543581221085075. [PMID: 35284081 PMCID: PMC8915226 DOI: 10.1177/20543581221085075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families, and carers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient-deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons' and providers' education; The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of "Kidney Health for All" to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy-making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance, Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
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- The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. J Nephrol 2022; 35:1555-1563. [PMID: 35286597 PMCID: PMC9300568 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-022-01290-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families, and carers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons’ and providers’ education; The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of “Kidney Health for All” to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health–centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney Health for All: Bridging the Gap in Kidney Health Education and Literacy. Am J Nephrol 2022; 53:87-95. [PMID: 35287131 DOI: 10.1159/000522553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families, and carers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons' and providers' education; The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of "Kidney Health for All" to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
| | - Paul Laffin
- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA,
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: Bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacyta. J Ren Care 2022; 48:76-83. [PMID: 35266639 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Renal, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: Bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Nefrologia 2022; 42:113-121. [PMID: 36153906 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families, and carers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons' and providers' education; The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of "Kidney Health for All" to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: Bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Nefrologia 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Langham RG, Kalantar‐Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao L, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui S. Kidney health for all: Bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Nephrology (Carlton) 2022; 27:299-306. [PMID: 35220633 PMCID: PMC9306463 DOI: 10.1111/nep.14027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G. Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine University of California Irvine School of Medicine Orange California USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery Griffith University Southport Queensland Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division Department of Medicine Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation The International Federation of Kidney Foundations‐World Kidney Alliance (IFKF‐WKA) Chennai India
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- International Society of Nephrology Brussels Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1 Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University Giza Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine University of California Irvine School of Medicine Orange California USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine University of Nigeria Enugu Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022; 37:605-612. [PMID: 35142861 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families, and carers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons' and providers' education; The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of "Kidney Health for All" to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations - World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF, Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami L, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Clin Kidney J 2022; 15:603-610. [PMID: 35371466 PMCID: PMC8967659 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfac040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families and caregivers and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with healthcare providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policymakers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of healthcare. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons’ and providers’ education. The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of ‘Kidney Health for All’ to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of healthcare providers and health policymakers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health–centered policymaking, community health planning and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G Langham
- St. Vincent's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, California, USA
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney Int Rep 2022; 7:351-358. [PMID: 35258514 PMCID: PMC8897490 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Robyn G. Langham
- St. Vincent’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Correspondence: Robyn G. Langham, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tamilnad Kidney Research (TANKER) Foundation, The International Federation of Kidney Foundations-World Kidney Alliance (IFKF-WKA), Chennai, India
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- International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 1 Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
- Reprints: Ekamol Tantisattamo, Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, 101 The City Drive South, Orange, California 92868, USA.
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- Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- International Federation of Kidney Foundations – World Kidney Alliance, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF, Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami L, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney Health For All: Bridging the Gap in Kidney Health Education and Literacy. Kidney Med 2022; 4:100436. [PMID: 35386609 PMCID: PMC8978144 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and poor outcomes of kidney failure bring a concomitant growing burden to persons affected, their families, and carers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which persons and organizations have or equitably enable individuals to have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy largely rests with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy provides the imperative to shift organizations to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons’ and providers’ education; The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of “Kidney Health for All” to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health–centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. J Ren Nutr 2022; 32:633-640. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2022.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bonner A, Balducci A, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami LA, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Tantisattamo E, Ulasi I, Lui SF, Langham RG, Kalantar-Zadeh K, AB, Hsiao LL, Kumaraswami L, Laffin P, Liakopoulos V, Saadi G, Ulasi I, Lui SF. Kidney health for all: bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney Int 2022; 101:432-440. [DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sandal S, Soin A, Dor FJMF, Muller E, Ali A, Tong A, Chan A, Segev DL, Levan M. Insights From Transplant Professionals on the Use of Social Media: Implications and Responsibilities. Transpl Int 2021; 35:10181. [PMID: 35185368 PMCID: PMC8842268 DOI: 10.3389/ti.2021.10181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Shaifali Sandal
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Shaifali Sandal,
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- Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, India
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- Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Centre, The Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Joachim E. Self-Referral Patterns of Living Kidney Donors via Social Media: Examining an Expanding Platform. KIDNEY360 2020; 1:1337-1338. [PMID: 35372901 PMCID: PMC8815527 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0005732020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Emily Joachim
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Clark EG, Knoll G. More than ever, efficient evaluation of potential living kidney donors is needed. Kidney Int 2020; 98:1395-1397. [PMID: 33276864 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
In this issue, Habbous et al. reported that simultaneously evaluating multiple potential living kidney donors for the same intended recipient, rather than sequentially, is more effective and less expensive. This important study highlighted how quicker living kidney donor evaluations benefit patients and lower costs by reducing time spent on dialysis. Given the backlog precipitated by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, devoting resources to ensure efficient living kidney donor evaluations is a better investment than ever before.
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- Edward G Clark
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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