Patient Referral and Education Program Prior to Renal Replacement Therapy (PREP-RRT): A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African American individuals with CKD are less likely to receive early CKD education and care than their White counterparts and have a more rapid progression to kidney failure.

Objective

To determine if a brief inpatient intervention increased CKD knowledge.

Design

Pre-post evaluation of a pilot intervention.

Participants

The PREP-RRT pilot study recruited hospitalized adult African American patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤ 45 from a general medicine inpatient service at a Midwestern academic medical center.

Interventions

A social worker provided CKD patient education and motivational interviewing for behavior change.

Main measures

The primary outcome was change in patient knowledge about CKD, using the Kidn

SUBMITTER: Saunders MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855683 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature