Facilitating Medical Care for Latinx Individuals at Risk for CKD: A Pilot Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale and objective

Latinx individuals are at a higher risk for kidney failure than non-Latinx White individuals; however, they are less likely to receive pre-kidney failure medical care. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a community health worker (CHW) intervention that facilitated access to medical care for Latinx individuals.

Study design

Single-arm prospective study.

Setting and participants

Latinx adults were found to have albuminuria or risk factors for kidney disease at community screening events in Austin, Texas.

Intervention

A 6-month CHW intervention that facilitated the following: (1) obtaining medical insurance; (2) medical care coordination with primary and nephrology care; (3) kidney disease educ

SUBMITTER: Novick TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10382664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature