The Relationship of Disease-Specific Knowledge and Health Literacy With the Uptake of Self-Care Behaviors in CKD

Introduction: Individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) generally have poor participation in self-care. We hypothesized that greater kidney disease knowledge and health literacy would associate with better self-care. Methods: We enrolled 401 participants with non–dialysis-dependent CKD from one...

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Main Authors: Sarah J. Schrauben, Kerri L. Cavanaugh, Angela Fagerlin, T. Alp Ikizler, Ana C. Ricardo, Nwamaka D. Eneanya, Julie Wright Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Kidney International Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468024919315098