Rationale & Objective Education programs are needed for people with advanced chronic
kidney disease to understand kidney failure treatment options and participate in shared …

Patient education is associated with better patient outcomes and supported by international
guidelines and organizations, but a range of barriers prevent widespread implementation of …

Pre-dialysis education programs assist patients in understanding their disease and
treatment that may improve outcomes. We review the efficacy of our education and …

Patient education is promoted as an integral part of effective kidney disease management.
Programs and tools are available for providers and patients to support patient CKD …

BACKGROUND: Limited research exists on physician-delivered education interventions. We
examined the feasibility and impact of an educational tool on facilitating physician-patient …

Purpose of review: Provision of education to inform decision making for renal replacement
therapy (RRT) is a key component in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet …

Abstract Treatment modality education can offer many important benefits to patients and
their families. Evidence suggests such education can increase use of home dialysis, reduce …

BACKGROUND:: Little is known about disease-specific knowledge in patients with chronic
kidney disease (CKD). We developed and examined the results of a survey to characterize …

Kidney health advocacy organizations and leaders in the nephrology community have
repeatedly emphasized the need to increase home dialysis utilization in the United States …

Background Preventing progression from earlier stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to
end-stage kidney disease and minimizing the risk for cardiovascular events and other …