Advanced CKD Care and Decision Making: Which Health Care Professionals Do Patients Rely on for CKD Treatment and Advice?

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) care is often fragmented across multiple health care providers. It is unclear whether patients rely mostly on their nephrologists or non-nephrologist providers for medical care, including CKD treatment and advice.

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting & participants

Adults receiving nephrology care at CKD clinics in Pennsylvania.

Predictors

Frequency, duration, and patient-centeredness (range, 1 [least] to 4 [most]) of participants' nephrology care.

Outcome

Participants' reliance on nephrologists, primary care providers, or other specialists for medical care, including CKD treatment and advice.

Analytical approach

Multivariable logistic regression to quantify associations between participant

SUBMITTER: Barrett TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568072 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature