Objective: To identify primary care providers'(PCPs) perceived barriers to educating patients
about chronic kidney disease (CKD) during routine clinical visits. Methods: We conducted …

Background Patients are satisfied with their kidney care but want more support in making
dialysis choices. Predialysis leaflets vary across services, with few being sufficient to enable …

Importance Information is needed about optimal strategies to improve evidence-based
treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care. Objective To determine whether …

Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis have limited
life expectancy, yet their palliative care needs often go unmet. The aim of this study was to …

Background Issues related to renal replacement therapy in elderly people with end stage
kidney disease (ESKD) are complex. There is inadequate empirical data related to: decision …

Background Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are encouraged to make an
informed decision about dialysis. Survival rates for dialysis are equivalent yet there is wide …

Background: A risk-based model of care for managing patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD) using the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) has been successfully integrated into …

Although kidney transplantation provides a significant benefit over dialysis, many patients
with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) are conflicted about their decision to undergo kidney …

AIM To determine the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) awareness (CKD-
A), self-management behaviors (CKD-SMB) knowledge, performance of CKD-SMBs, health …

Background The prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Taiwan
are the highest of any country in the world. The different renal replacement therapies that are …