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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tsai, Yi-Chun
• Wang, Shu-Li
• Tsai, Hui-Ju
• Chen, Tzu-Hui
• Kung, Lan-Fang
• Hsiao, Pei-Ni
• Hsiao, Shih-Ming
• Hwang, Shang-Jyh
• Chen, Hung-Chun
• Chiu, Yi-Wen

Titel

The interaction between self-care behavior and disease knowledge on the decline in renal function in chronic kidney disease

Ist Teil von

• Scientific reports, 2021-01, Vol.11 (1), p.401-401, Article 401

Ort / Verlag

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Multidisciplinary care can improve the outcomes of chronic kidney disease (CKD), however the contribution of self-care behavior and knowledge about CKD is unclear. This study enrolled 454 participants with CKD stages 1–5 not on dialysis. Structured questionnaires were used to evaluate self-care behavior and kidney disease knowledge. Rapid decline in renal function was defined as the decline in estimated filtration rate > 3 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 /year within 1-year prior to enrollment. The mean age of all study participants was 65.8 ± 12.1 years and 55.9% were male. The elderly had better self-care behavior while younger participants had better disease knowledge. Both high self-care and high disease knowledge scores were significantly associated with and had a synergistic effect on decreasing the risk of rapid decline in renal function. CKD patients with better self-care behavior and better kidney disease knowledge had lower risk of rapid decline in renal function.