Communicating health risk in chronic kidney disease: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communicating risk is a key component of shared decision-making and is vital for the management of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Despite this, there is little evidence to suggest how best to communicate health risk information to people living with CKD. The aim of this review was to identify and understand the nature of evidence-based risk communication strategies for people living with CKD.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL and Scopus databases for articles which described or evaluated the use of risk communication strategies within the renal population. Similar risk communication strategies were collated and summarised narratively.

Results

A total of 3700 sources were retrieved from the search, of which 19 were included in the review. Eleven st

SUBMITTER: Caton E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11903627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature