Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a higher risk for infection caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic and social isolation contributed to the adaptation to new health promotion and education tools, including virtual methods. The aim of this study is to ...
in Nigeria, transportation costs can prevent patients from attending rehabilitation programs, which are often located in urban centers [44]. Furthermore, non-dialysis CKD patients encounter additional structural barriers, such as insufficient access to exercise programs designed for their specific needs, ...
Patient and family education is fundamental and teaching and learning tools must be literacy-accessible. Adolescents and emerging adults with CKD/ESDK have complex medical and dietary regimes, and therapeutic adherence is important for optimizing their health, quality of life, and longevity. Health ...
By teaching older adults about the science of habit formation, AFRESH helps individuals work on habit development before focusing on intensity of a specific action [34]. Additionally, relationship building between participants and the project team, as well as group interaction with other participants ...
Based on the available literature, this narrative review aims to discuss the HRQoL of hypertensive patients with CKD in LMICs by identifying the current challenges and providing insights into the strategic potential to improve patient's quality of life. This review reveals that the hypertensive ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with limited health literacy are at risk for faster disease progression. To counteract this problem, we developed ‘Grip on your Kidneys’ (GoYK), an intervention targeting patients and health care professionals. We assessed the effect on self-management, patie...
Adults with any of the CNCDs of interest who visited the Ho Teaching Hospital’s disease-/condition-specific clinics, as well as chronic disease patients in in-patient care units, were included in the study. In contrast, adults with any of the CNCDs of interest who visited the hospital’s...
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44,45 The long-term incidence of ESKD and stage 4 CKD can be significantly reduced by successful bariatric surgery in patients with obesity, as has been reported recently in a post hoc analysis of the Swedish Obese Subjects study.46 These studies indirectly support the idea of a causal ...
Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria Ifeoma Ulasi George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Delhi, India Vivekanand Jha School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK Vivekanand...