title: Evaluation of Kidney Disease Education on Clinical Outcomes and Knowledge of Self-Management Behaviors of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem in United States. Providing kidney disease education (KDE) is an effective and integral part of CKD management. This two-part non-experimental study retrospectively evaluated clinical outcomes of participants of a Medicare Kidney Disease Education (KDE) program and prospectively evaluated kidney disease knowledge of survey participants from the general population of patients with CKD. Results showed that participants of a KDE program demonstrated slower decline in GFR compared to non-participants (M = 18.3 mL/min/1.73m2, SD = 8.3 mL/min/1.73m2 vs. M = 15.0 mL/min/1.73m2, SD = 6.1 mL/min/1.73m2). Providing KDE to individuals with CKD Stage 4 was associated with improved clinical outcomes.
authors.forename: Chinyere D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Enworom
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy