Chronic disease management interventions for people with chronic kidney disease in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care providers manage the majority of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), although the most effective chronic disease management (CDM) strategies for these patients are unknown. We assessed the efficacy of CDM interventions used by primary care providers managing patients with CKD.

Methods

The Medline, Embase and Cochrane Central databases were systematically searched (inception to November 2014) for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing education-based and computer-assisted CDM interventions targeting primary care providers managing patients with CKD in the community. The efficacy of CDM interventions was assessed using quality indicators [use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), proteinu

SUBMITTER: Galbraith L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5837348 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature