Patient awareness and beliefs about the risk factors and comorbidities associated with chronic kidney disease : A mixed-methods study.

Aim: Diabetes, hypertension and smoking may contribute to the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications. The aim of this study was to assess patients' awareness and beliefs about these and other risk factors associated with CKD.

Methods: Participants with CKD Stages 1-5 were purposively sampled for participation in a mixed methods study.

Educational Interventions for Patients With CKD: A Systematic Review.

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 complications is central to the management of CKD. Patients' active participation in their own care is critical, but may be limited by their lack of awareness and understanding of CKD. We aimed to evaluate educational interventions for primary and secondary prevention of CKD.

Knowledge deficit of patients with stage 1-4 CKD: a focus group study.

Background: Patients with early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) must make lifestyle modifications and adhere to treatment regimens to prevent their progression to end-stage kidney disease. The aim of this study was to elicit the perspectives of patients with stage 1-4 CKD about their disease, with a specific focus on their information needs in managing and living with CKD and its sequelae.

Methods: Patients with CKD stages 1-4 were purposively sampled from three major hospitals in Sydney, Australia to participate in focus groups.

Prevention, detection and management of early chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.

Aim: In response to the increase in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) worldwide, several professional organizations have developed clinical practice guidelines to manage and prevent its progression. This study aims to compare the scope, content and consistency of published guidelines on CKD stages I-III.

Methods: Electronic databases of the medical literature, guideline organizations, and the websites of nephrology societies were searched to November 2011.

Barriers to timely arteriovenous fistula creation: a study of providers and patients.

Background: Current clinical practice guidelines recommend a native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) as the vascular access of first choice. Despite this, most patients in western countries start hemodialysis therapy using a catheter. Little is known regarding specific physician and system characteristics that may be responsible for delays in permanent access creation.

Natural history of chronic kidney disease in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: a 4-year population-based follow-up study.

Objective: To describe the natural history and risk of early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Indigenous Australian populations.

Design, Setting And Participants: A prospective cohort of 2266 Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children enrolled from primary schools throughout New South Wales from February 2002 to June 2004 and followed for 4 years.

Main Outcome Measures: Urinalysis, height, weight, blood pressure, birthweight and sociodemographic status at baseline and 2- and 4-year follow-up; CKD risk factors: haematuria, albuminuria, obesity, and systolic and diastolic hypertension.