CKD Care Programs and Incident Kidney Failure: A Study of a National Disease Management Program in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Taiwan implemented national pay-for-performance programs for chronic kidney disease (CKD) care in 2006 and 2011; however, it is unknown whether this affected trends in maintenance dialysis. This study assessed the temporal trends in the incidence, prevalence, and mortality of individuals treated with maintenance dialysis from 2002-2016 in Taiwan.

Study design

Follow-up study using Taiwan Renal Disease System Databases.

Setting & participants

Participants who received dialysis for ≥90 days.

Predictors

Age, sex, and calendar year.

Outcomes

Incidence, prevalence of maintenance dialysis, or death, ascertained using the National Death Registry database.

Analytical approach

The estimated annual percentage change was assessed by a g

SUBMITTER: Lin MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257411 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature