Barriers and enablers to detection and management of chronic kidney disease in primary healthcare: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is growing population health concern worldwide, and with early identification and effective management, kidney disease progression can be slowed or prevented. Most patients with risk factors for chronic kidney disease are treated within primary healthcare. Therefore, it is important to understand how best to support primary care providers (PC-P) to detect and manage chronic kidney disease. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate barriers and enablers to the diagnosis and management of CKD in primary care.

Methods

A systematic review of qualitative research on the barriers and/or enablers to detection and/or management of CKD in adults within primary healthcare was conducted. The databases Medline (EBSCO), PubMed, Cochrane CEN

SUBMITTER: Neale EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7066820 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature