A Patient Safety Educational Tool for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Development and Usability Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a health condition that threatens patient safety; however, few interventions provide patient-centered education about kidney-specific safety hazards. OBJECTIVE:We sought to develop and test the usability of a mobile tablet-based educational tool designed to promote patient awareness of relevant safety topics in CKD. METHODS:We used plain language principles to develop content for the educational tool, targeting four patient-actionable safety objectives that are relevant for individuals with CKD. These four objectives included avoidance of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); hypoglycemia awareness (among individuals with diabetes); temporary cessation of certain medications during acute volume depletion to prevent acute kidney injury (ie

SUBMITTER: Bowman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290458 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature