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McAlister S, Luyckx VA, Viecelli AK. Cutting back on low-value health care practices supports sustainable kidney care. Kidney Int 2024:S0085-2538(24)00186-8. [PMID: 38513999 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
July 2023 marked the hottest month on record, underscoring the urgent need for action on climate change. The imperative to reduce carbon emissions extends to all sectors, including health care, with it being responsible for 5.5% of global emissions. In decarbonizing health care, although much attention has focused on greening health care infrastructure and procurement, less attention has focused on reducing emissions through demand-side management. An important key element of this is reducing low-value care, given that ≈20% of global health care expenditure is considered low value. "Value" in health care, however, is subjective and dependent on how health outcomes are regarded. This review, therefore, examines the 3 main value perspectives specific to health care. Clinical effectiveness defines low-value care as interventions that offer little to no benefit or have a risk of harm exceeding benefits. Cost-effectiveness compares health outcomes versus costs compared with an alternative treatment. In this case, low-value care is care greater than a societal willingness to pay for an additional unit of health (quality-adjusted life year). Last, community perspectives emphasize the value of shared decision-making and patient-centered care. These values sit within broader societal values of ethics and equity. Any reduction in low-value care should, therefore, also consider patient autonomy, societal value perspectives and opportunity costs, and equity. Deimplementing entrenched low-value care practices without unnecessarily compromising ethics and equity will require tailored strategies, education, and transparency.
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- Scott McAlister
- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Department of Public and Global Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Kidney and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Australasian Kidney Trials Network, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Arnold-Ujvari M, Rix E, Kelly J. The emergence of cultural safety within kidney care for Indigenous Peoples in Australia. Nurs Inq 2024:e12626. [PMID: 38476033 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Cultural safety is increasingly recognised as imperative to delivering accessible and acceptable healthcare for First Nations Peoples within Australia and in similar colonised countries. A literature review undertaken to inform the inaugural Caring for Australians with Renal Insufficiency (CARI) guidelines for clinically and culturally safe kidney care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples revealed a timeline of the emergence of culturally safe kidney care in Australia. Thirty years ago, kidney care literature was purely biomedically focused, with culture, family and community viewed as potential barriers to patient 'compliance' with treatment. The importance of culturally informed care was increasingly recognised in the mid-1990s, with cultural safety within kidney care specifically cited from 2014 onwards. The emergence timeline is discussed in this paper in relation to the five principles of cultural safety developed by Māori nurse Irihapeti Ramsden in Aotearoa/New Zealand. These principles are critical reflection, communication, minimising power differences, decolonisation and ensuring one does not demean or disempower. For the kidney care workforce, culturally safe care requires ongoing critical reflection, deep active listening skills, decolonising approaches and the eradication of institutional racism. Cultural safety is the key to truly working in partnership, increasing Indigenous Governance, respectful collaboration and redesigning kidney care.
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- Melissa Arnold-Ujvari
- Adelaide Nursing School, North Terrace, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, North Terrace, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, North Terrace, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Luyckx VA, Tuttle KR, Abdellatif D, Correa-Rotter R, Fung WWS, Haris A, Hsiao LL, Khalife M, Kumaraswami LA, Loud F, Raghavan V, Roumeliotis S, Sierra M, Ulasi I, Wang B, Lui SF, Liakopoulos V, Balducci A. Mind the gap in kidney care: translating what we know into what we do. Kidney Int 2024; 105:406-417. [PMID: 38375622 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Historically, it takes an average of 17 years to move new treatments from clinical evidence to daily practice. Given the highly effective treatments now available to prevent or delay kidney disease onset and progression, this is far too long. The time is now to narrow the gap between what we know and what we do. Clear guidelines exist for the prevention and management of common risk factors for kidney disease, such as hypertension and diabetes, but only a fraction of people with these conditions worldwide are diagnosed, and even fewer are treated to target. Similarly, the vast majority of people living with kidney disease are unaware of their condition, because in the early stages it is often silent. Even among patients who have been diagnosed, many do not receive appropriate treatment for kidney disease. Considering the serious consequences of kidney disease progression, kidney failure, or death, it is imperative that treatments are initiated early and appropriately. Opportunities to diagnose and treat kidney disease early must be maximized beginning at the primary care level. Many systematic barriers exist, ranging from patient to clinician to health systems to societal factors. To preserve and improve kidney health for everyone everywhere, each of these barriers must be acknowledged so that sustainable solutions are developed and implemented without further delay.
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- Valerie A Luyckx
- Department of Public and Global Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Providence Medical Research Center, Providence Inland Northwest Health, Spokane, Washington, USA; Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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- Department of Nephrology, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, National Medical Science and Nutrition Institute Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.
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- Nephrology Department, Péterfy Hospital, Budapest, Hungary
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- 2nd Department of Nephrology, AHEPA University Hospital Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria
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- Division of Health System, Policy and Management, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- 2nd Department of Nephrology, AHEPA University Hospital Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Chilcot J, Pearce CJ, Hall N, Busby AD, Hawkins J, Vraitch B, Rathjen M, Hamilton A, Bevin A, Mackintosh L, Hudson JL, Wellsted D, Jones J, Sharma S, Norton S, Ormandy P, Palmer N, Farrington K. The identification and management of depression in UK Kidney Care: Results from the Mood Maps Study. J Ren Care 2024. [PMID: 38341770 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Depression is common in people with chronic kidney disease, yet little is known about how depression is identified and managed as part of routine kidney care. OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to survey all UK adult kidney centres to understand how depression is identified and managed. A secondary objective was to broadly describe the variability in psychosocial care. DESIGN Online survey. METHODS The survey comprised of three sections: (1) general kidney care, (2) psychological provision and (3) social work provision. RESULTS 48/68 (71%) of centres responded to the general survey with 20 and 13 responses from psychological and social work module respectively. Only 31.4% reported having both in centre psychological and social work practitioners. Three centres reported no access to psychosocial provision. Of the 25 centres who reported on pathways, 36.0% reported having internal pathways for the identification and management of depression. Within services with psychological provision, screening for depression varied across modality/group (e.g., 7.1% in mild/moderate chronic kidney disease vs. 62.5% in kidney donors). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy were the most common interventions offered. Most psychosocial services were aware of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines for managing depression in long-term conditions (n = 18, 94.7%) yet few fully utilised (n = 6, 33.3%). Limited workforce capacity was evident. CONCLUSIONS There is considerable variability in approaches taken to identify and treat depression across UK kidney services, with few services having specific pathways designed to detect and manage depression. Workforce capacity remains a significant issue.
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- Joseph Chilcot
- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Renal Department, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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- Renal Department, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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- Exeter Kidney Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, UK
- Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Kent & Canterbury Kidney Care Centre, Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Health and Society, University of Salford, Salford, UK
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- Centre for Health Services and Clinical Research, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, UK
- Renal Medicine, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
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Kerr M, Jaure A, Stephens JH, Kim S, Cutler R, Cashmore B, Dickson M, Evangelidis N, Hughes JT, Roberts I, Scholes-Robertson N, Sinka V, Craig JC. Experiences of Indigenous Patients Receiving Dialysis: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies. Am J Kidney Dis 2024; 83:139-150.e1. [PMID: 37730171 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Indigenous People suffer a high burden of kidney disease. Those receiving maintenance dialysis have worse outcomes compared with similarly treated non-Indigenous patients. We characterized the experiences of Indigenous patients receiving dialysis in British-colonized countries to gain insights into which aspects of kidney care may benefit from improvement. STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of published qualitative interview studies. SETTING & STUDY POPULATIONS Indigenous Peoples aged 18 years and over, receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis in British-colonized countries. SELECTION CRITERIA FOR STUDIES Search terms for Indigenous Peoples, dialysis, and qualitative research were entered into Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL and searched from inception to January 5, 2023. DATA EXTRACTION Characteristics of each study were extracted into Microsoft Excel for quality assessment. ANALYTICAL APPROACH Data were analyzed using thematic synthesis. RESULTS The analysis included 28 studies involving 471 participants from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. We identified four themes: centrality of family and culture (continuing dialysis for family, gaining autonomy through shared involvement, balancing primary responsibility to care for family); marginalization due to structural and social inequities (falling through gaps in primary care intensifying shock, discriminated against and judged by specialists, alienated and fearful of hospitals, overwhelmed by travel, financial and regimental burdens); vulnerability in accessing health care (need for culturally responsive care, lack of language interpreters, without agency in decision-making, comorbidities compounding complexity of self-management); and distress from separation from community (disenfranchisement and sorrow when away for dialysis, inability to perpetuate cultural continuity, seeking a kidney transplant). LIMITATIONS We only included articles published in English. CONCLUSIONS Indigenous patients receiving dialysis experience inequities in health care that compound existing accessibility issues caused by colonization. Improving the accessibility and cultural responsiveness of dialysis and kidney transplant services in collaboration with Indigenous stakeholders holds promise to enhance the experience of Indigenous patients receiving dialysis. PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY Worldwide Indigenous populations suffer a high incidence of chronic disease leading to lower life expectancy, particularly for kidney disease, an insidious condition requiring long-term dialysis treatment. By listening to Indigenous dialysis patients' stories, we hoped to understand how to improve their experience. We gathered 28 qualitative research studies from four countries reporting Indigenous adults' experiences of dialysis. They described lacking awareness of kidney disease, poor access to health services, systemic racism, inadequate cultural safety, and being dislocated from family, community, and culture. These findings indicate that respectful collaboration with Indigenous Peoples to craft and implement policy changes holds promise to improve prevention, integrate culturally responsive health care practices, and provide better access to local dialysis services and opportunities for kidney transplants.
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- Marianne Kerr
- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Buur LE, Bekker HL, Rodkjaer LØ, Kvist A, Kristensen JB, Søndergaard H, Kannegaard M, Madsen JK, Khatir DS, Finderup J. Decisional needs in people with kidney failure, their relatives and health professionals about end-of-life care options: A qualitative interview study. J Adv Nurs 2024. [PMID: 38186058 DOI: 10.1111/jan.16037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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AIM To investigate the decisional needs in Denmark of people with kidney failure, relatives, and health professionals when planning end-of-life care. DESIGN A qualitative interview study. METHODS Individual semi-structured interviews were carried out with people with kidney failure, relatives and health professionals from November 2021 to June 2022. Malterud's systematic text condensation was used to analyse transcripts. RESULTS A total of 13 patients, 10 relatives, and 12 health professionals were interviewed. Overall, four concepts were agreed on: (1) Talking about end of life is difficult, (2) Patients and relatives need more knowledge and information, (3) Health professionals need more tools and training, and (4) Experiencing busyness as a barrier to conversations about end of life. CONCLUSION People with kidney failure, relatives, and health professionals shared certain decisional needs while also having some different decisional needs about end-of-life care. To meet these various needs, end-of-life conversations should be systematic and organized according to the patients' needs and wishes. IMPACT Non-systematic end-of-life care decision-making processes limit patients' involvement. Patients and relatives need more knowledge about end-of-life care, and health professionals need more competences and time to discuss decisional needs. A shared decision-making intervention for people with kidney failure when making end-of-life care decisions will be developed. REPORTING METHOD This empirical qualitative research is reported according to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION Patients, relatives, and health professionals have been involved throughout the research process as part of the research team and advisory board. The patients are people with kidney failure and the relatives are relatives of a person with kidney failure. For this study, the advisory board has particularly contributed to the validation of the invitation letter for participation, the interview guides and the preparation of the manuscript.
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- Louise Engelbrecht Buur
- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Research Centre for Patient Involvement (ResCenPI), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Patient Involvement (ResCenPI), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Leeds Unit of Complex Intervention Development (LUCID), Leeds Institute of Health Science, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Research Centre for Patient Involvement (ResCenPI), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
- Research Centre for Patient Involvement (ResCenPI), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Meena P, Abdellatif D, Tiwari V, Chatterjee S, Luyckx VA. Health Systems Preparedness for Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Relevance for Nephrology. Semin Nephrol 2023; 43:151465. [PMID: 38199828 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis glaringly highlighted the critical need to develop resilient health care systems that are better prepared for epidemics. Millions of people died from COVID-19 itself, but almost three times as many died from health system disruptions. People living with kidney disease are highly vulnerable during outbreaks and pandemics and their needs must be included in preparedness planning. Health systems preparedness requires not only early identification and containment of outbreaks and maintenance of critical services during crises, but also bolstering population resilience and ensuring the safety of both health personnel and patients. Planning for surge capacity in an outbreak must include provision for both acute and chronic dialysis, and ensure access to medications for people with kidney diseases. Quality of care should not be compromised and must be monitored and improved where necessary. Technology, such as telemedicine, can support quality and continuity of care and minimize infection risks. Communication at all levels is crucial to ensure all stakeholders, including communities, have the necessary information to support cooperation and collaboration in effective outbreak responses. Research is important during and after pandemics to improve knowledge and build resilience at all levels, from outbreak detection to the development of therapeutics and optimizing equity in access to interventions. Only with adequate preparation and more resilient health systems can we hope, as a global community, to build on the harsh lessons learned during COVID-19, and improve the response to the next infectious disease outbreak, epidemic, or even pandemic.
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- Priti Meena
- Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Institute of Renal Sciences, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Public and Global Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Lin MY, Chiu YW, Lin YH, Kang Y, Wu PH, Chen JH, Luh H, Hwang SJ. Kidney Health and Care: Current Status, Challenges, and Developments. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13050702. [PMID: 37240872 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13050702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The concept of chronic kidney disease (CKD) originated in the 2000s, and an estimated 850 million patients are currently suffering from health threats from different degrees of CKD. However, it is unclear whether the existing CKD care systems are optimal for improving patient prognosis and outcomes, so this review summarizes the burden, existing care models, effectiveness, challenges, and developments of CKD care. Even under the general care principles, there are still significant gaps in our understanding of the causes of CKD, prevention or care resources, and care burdens between countries worldwide. Receiving care from multidisciplinary teams rather than only a nephrologist shows potential profits in comprehensive and preferable outcomes. In addition, we propose a novel CKD care structure that combines modern technologies, biosensors, longitudinal data visualization, machine learning algorithms, and mobile care. The novel care structure could simultaneously change the care process, significantly reduce human contact, and make the vulnerable population less likely to be exposed to infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The information offered should be beneficial, allowing us to rethink future CKD care models and applications to reach the goals of health equality and sustainability.
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- Ming-Yen Lin
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Taiwan Instrument Research Institute, National Applied Research Laboratories, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Information and Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
- Department of Healthcare Administration and Medical Informatics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, National Chengchi University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, National Chengchi University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan
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Albreiki S, Alqaryuti A, Alameri T, Aljneibi A, Simsekler MCE, Anwar S, Lentine KL. A Systematic Literature Review of Safety Culture in Hemodialysis Settings. J Multidiscip Healthc 2023; 16:1011-1022. [PMID: 37069892 PMCID: PMC10105578 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s407409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023] Open
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Background Safety culture is an important aspect of quality in healthcare settings. There are many risks that patients can encounter in hemodialysis settings one of which is the infection risks due to the regular need to access bloodstreams using catheters and needles. Implementation of prevention guidelines, protocols and strategies that reinforce safety culture excellence are essential to mitigate risks. The objective of this study was to identify and characterize the main strategies that enhance and improve patient safety culture in hemodialysis settings. Methods Medline (via PubMed) and Scopus were searched from 2010 to 2020 in English. Terms defining safety culture, patient safety were combined with the term hemodialysis during the search. The studies were chosen based on inclusion criteria. Results A total of 17 articles reporting on six countries were identified that met inclusion criteria following the PRISMA statement. From the 17 papers, practices that were successfully applied to improve safety culture in hemodialysis settings included (i) training of nurses on the technologies used in hemodialysis treatment, (ii) proactive risk identification tools to prevent infections (iii) root cause analysis in evaluating the errors, (iv) hemodialysis checklist to be used by the dialysis nurses to reduce the adverse events, and (v) effective communication and mutual trust between the employee and leadership to support no-blame environment, and improve the safety culture. Conclusion This systematic review provided significant insights on the strategies that healthcare safety managers and policy makers can implement to enhance safety culture in hemodialysis settings.
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- Salma Albreiki
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: Mecit Can Emre Simsekler, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tel +9712 501 8410, Fax +971 2 447 2442, Email
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- Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, 10001, United Arab Emirates
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- Saint Louis University Center for Abdominal Transplantation, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Hartwell L. Developing Patient-Reported Outcome Measures that Can Improve Kidney Care. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 16:1301-1302. [PMID: 34497104 PMCID: PMC8729575 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.09800721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Respect for patient autonomy is a primary ethical obligation of health care providers. In kidney health care, clinical practice recommendations commonly include strategies to promote shared decision making with patients and their families about treatment options to promote patient autonomy and improve patient outcomes. However, for many people with kidney failure, treatment options may be unavailable or inaccessible. In these circumstances some clinicians may act paternalistically and withhold information from patients because of a fear of causing harm or because clinicians believe that patient autonomy is not a relevant consideration. In this article, we reflect on the concept of autonomy in the context of clinical decision making in kidney failure care, with particular attention to resource-constrained settings and the disclosure of information to patients for whom treatment may be inaccessible. We examine and address key concerns that patient autonomy may be impossible, irrelevant, or harmful in the context of limited treatment choices, and discuss factors that may influence paternalistic practices in such settings. We conclude that respect for autonomy is intrinsically and instrumentally valuable, and argue that in neglecting patient autonomy in resource-constrained settings, clinicians may exacerbate and entrench the structural inequalities and health inequities they are committed to addressing.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Mitchell PM, Caskey FJ, Scott J, Sanghera S, Coast J. Response process validity of three patient reported outcome measures for people requiring kidney care: a think-aloud study using the EQ-5D-5L, ICECAP-A and ICECAP-O. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e034569. [PMID: 32414822 PMCID: PMC7232621 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine the response process validity, feasibility of completion, acceptability and preferences for three patient-reported outcome measures that could be used in economic evaluation-the EQ-5D-5L, ICECAP-A and ICECAP-O-in people requiring kidney care. DESIGN Participants were asked to 'think-aloud' while completing the EQ-5D-5L, ICECAP-A and ICECAP-O, followed by a semistructured interview. Five raters identified errors or struggles in completing the measures from the think-aloud component of the transcripts. Patient preferences for measures were extracted from the semistructured interview. SETTING Eligible patients were identified through a large UK secondary care renal centre. PARTICIPANTS In total, 30 participants were included in the study, consisting of patients attending renal outpatients for chronic kidney disease (n=18), with a functioning kidney transplant (n=6) and receiving haemodialysis (n=6). RESULTS Participants had few errors and struggles in completing the EQ-5D-5L (11% error rate, 3% struggle rate), ICECAP-A (2% error rate, 2% struggle rate) and ICECAP-O (4% error rate, 3% struggle rate). The main errors with the EQ-5D-5L were judgements that did not comply with the 'your health today' instruction. Comprehension errors were most prominent on ICECAP-O. Judgement errors were the only errors reported on ICECAP-A. Although the EQ-5D-5L had slightly more errors and struggles, it was the measure most preferred, with participants able to make a clearer link with EQ-5D-5L and their health condition. CONCLUSIONS The EQ-5D-5L, ICECAP-A and ICECAP-O are feasible for people requiring kidney care to complete and can be included in studies conducting economic evaluations of kidney care interventions. Further research is required to assess how health (eg, EQ-5D) and capability (eg, ICECAP) measures can be included in an economic evaluation simultaneously, as well as what ICECAP measure(s) to include when patient groups straddle the age ranges for ICECAP-A (18 years and older) and ICECAP-O (65 years and older).
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- Paul Mark Mitchell
- Health Economics Bristol, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- UK Renal Registry, Southmead Hospital Bristol, Bristol, UK
- North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- UK Renal Registry, Southmead Hospital Bristol, Bristol, UK
- North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK
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- Health Economics Bristol, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Health Economics Bristol, Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bryan N Becker
- Office of the Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc., Denver, Colorado
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Bello AK, Molzahn AE, Girard LP, Osman MA, Okpechi IG, Glassford J, Thompson S, Keely E, Liddy C, Manns B, Jinda K, Klarenbach S, Hemmelgarn B, Tonelli M. Patient and provider perspectives on the design and implementation of an electronic consultation system for kidney care delivery in Canada: a focus group study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e014784. [PMID: 28255097 PMCID: PMC5353303 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES We assessed stakeholder perceptions on the use of an electronic consultation system (e-Consult) to improve the delivery of kidney care in Alberta. We aim to identify acceptability, barriers and facilitators to the use of an e-Consult system for ambulatory kidney care delivery. METHODS This was a qualitative focus group study using a thematic analysis design. Eight focus groups were held in four locations in the province of Alberta, Canada. In total, there were 72 participants in two broad stakeholder categories: patients (including patients' relatives) and providers (including primary care physicians, nephrologists, other care providers and policymakers). FINDINGS The e-Consult system was generally acceptable across all stakeholder groups. The key barriers identified were length of time required for referring physicians to complete the e-Consult due to lack of integration with current electronic medical records, and concerns that increased numbers of requests might overwhelm nephrologists and lead to a delayed response or an unsustainable system. The key facilitators identified were potential improvement of care coordination, dissemination of best practice through an educational platform, comprehensive data to make decisions without the need for face-to-face consultation, timely feedback to primary care providers, timeliness/reduced delays for patients' rapid triage and identification of cases needing urgent care and improved access to information to facilitate decision-making in patient care. CONCLUSIONS Stakeholder perceptions regarding the e-Consult system were favourable, and the key barriers and facilitators identified will be considered in design and implementation of an acceptable and sustainable electronic consultation system for kidney care delivery.
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- Aminu K Bello
- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Divisionof Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Closed Loop Referral Management, eReferral and Alberta Referral Pathways, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre, Bruyère Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Ottawa Hospital-Riverside Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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BACKGROUND Resource poor nations are froth with various confounding challenges in their social, political, financial, physical and healthcare needs. Care of patients with health problems', including those with kidney related disorders is associated with many challenges. This study is aimed to highlight the challenges of kidney care in a resource poor nation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The activity of a private kidney care centre in Nigeria was reviewed from establishment to 6 months of operation. The details were documented and analysed. RESULT The commencement of the kidney care centre was delayed as a result of financial and bureaucratic challenges. A total of 64 patients were seen during the period studied, 59.4% were male and the mean age was 48.2±5.5 years. 40.3% of the patients had chronic kidney disease. Twenty patients had haemodialysis however only 2 patients sustained the dialysis for the period studied. Most patients were unable to adhere to medication. The centre still depend on the parent hospital financially. CONCLUSION The challenges of kidney care in resource poor nation are numerous and multifactorial.
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- Umezurike H Okafor
- Department of Medicine, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria
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