Management of chronic kidney disease: perspectives of Brazilian primary care physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate primary care physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward care for chronic kidney disease patients.

Background

In Brazil, care for chronic kidney disease, a global public health problem, is provided by the Brazilian National Health System, which is organized around primary care. The study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians about the management of chronic kidney disease.

Method

This research is based on quantitative and qualitative data. The participants were 92 physicians from 81 primary care units located in eight cities of the São Paulo/Brazil health region, who answered a self-administered questionnaire.

Findings

Only 59% and 58% of the physicians recognized smoking and obesity, respectively, as ri

SUBMITTER: Delatorre T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8060812 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature