biostudies-literatureUnknown2(3)Hallan SIAmerican Kidney Fund<h4>Rationale & objective</h4>The Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI) and Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) chronic kidney disease (CKD) classification systems published in 2002 and 2012, respectively, are recommended worldwide and based on strong epidemiologic data. However, their impact on CKD recognition and management is not well evaluated in clinical practice, and we therefore investigated whether they help physicians recognize and appropriately care for patients with CKD.<h4>Study design</h4>Randomized vignette experiment with fractional factorial design based on 6 kidney-related scenarios and 3 laboratory presentation methods reflecting the CKD guidelines. Participants evaluated 1 of 3 subsets of the 18 vignettes (ie, 6 vignettes each with 4 answer alteKidney medicine258-266https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7380357biostudies-literaturePhysicians' Recognition and Management of Kidney Disease: A Randomized Vignette Study Evaluating the Impact of the KDIGO 2012 CKD Classification System.PMC7380357Potok OARifkin DEIx JHHallan SIDekker FWLanglo KAfalsePhysicians' Recognition and Management of Kidney Disease: A Randomized Vignette Study Evaluating the Impact of the KDIGO 2012 CKD Classification System.<h4>Rationale & objective</h4>The Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI) and Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) chronic kidney disease (CKD) classification systems published in 2002 and 2012, respectively, are recommended worldwide and based on strong epidemiologic data. However, their impact on CKD recognition and management is not well evaluated in clinical practice, and we therefore investigated whether they help physicians recognize and appropriately care for patients with CKD.<h4>Study design</h4>Randomized vignette experiment with fractional factorial design based on 6 kidney-related scenarios and 3 laboratory presentation methods reflecting the CKD guidelines. Participants evaluated 1 of 3 subsets of the 18 vignettes (ie, 6 vignettes each with 4 answer alte2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 May-Jun2025-04-21T17:01:38.02Z2025-04-21T17:01:38.02ZS-EPMC73803573273424510.1016/j.xkme.2019.12.008