How to tackle health literacy problems in chronic kidney disease patients? A systematic review to identify promising intervention targets and strategies.

ABSTRACT: Limited health literacy (LHL) is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Interventions are needed to improve this situation, but evidence on intervention targets and strategies is lacking. This systematic review aims to identify potential targets and strategies by summarizing the evidence on: (i) patient- and system-level factors potentially mediating the relation between LHL and health outcomes; and (ii) the effectiveness of health literacy interventions customized to CKD patients. We performed a systematic review of peer-reviewed research articles in Medline, Embase and Web of Science, 2009-19. We assessed the quality of the studies and conducted a best-evidence synthesis. We identified 860 publications and included 48 studies. Most studies were

SUBMITTER: Boonstra MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8237988 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature