Person-Centered Integrated Care for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The effectiveness of person-centered integrated care strategies for CKD is uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials to assess the effect of person-centered integrated care for CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (from inception to April of 2016), and selected randomized, controlled trials of person-centered integrated care interventions with a minimum follow-up of 3 months. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to assess the effect of person-centered integrated care.

Results

We included 14 eligible studies covering 4693 participants with a mean follow-up of 12 months. In moderate quality evidence

SUBMITTER: Valentijn PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5967678 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature