North American Weight Management Programs for People Living With Chronic Kidney Disease: An Environmental Scan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The availability and accessibility of patient-centered weight management programs is critical to mitigate the increasing prevalence of obesity in people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Little is known about the availability of contemporary programs that can safely and effectively support individuals living with obesity and CKD across North America.

Objective

We sought to identify weight management programs specific to those with CKD and explore their safety, affordability, and adaptability to this patient population. We also identified the barriers and facilitators of identified programming including their accessibility to real-world patients (eg, cost, access, support, and time).

Design

Environmental scan of weight management programs.

Setting

SUBMITTER: Hamadi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10328043 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature