Assessing the role of peer education in improving clinical and patient-reported outcomes in adults with chronic kidney disease: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This paper describes a protocol for a scoping review examining the role of peer education programs for people with chronic kidney disease across diverse healthcare settings and cultural contexts.

Method

The protocol is guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute evidence synthesis guidance, and reported here following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for scoping reviews (PRISMA-P) guideline. Based on the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome (PICO) framework, our research questions are: 1) What models of peer education are used to supplement pre-treatment education in adults with chronic kidney disease? 2) What specific clinical and patient-reported outcomes are impacted by peer education in adults with chronic kidney disea

SUBMITTER: Winterbottom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12912584 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature