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Challenges perceived by primary care providers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease.

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Greer, RC; Crews, DC; Boulware, LE
Published in: J Ren Care
December 2012

OBJECTIVE: To identify primary care providers' (PCPs) perceived barriers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease (CKD) during routine clinical visits. METHODS: We conducted three focus groups of eighteen PCPs in Baltimore, Maryland (MD), USA. Focus groups began with the presentation of a hypothetical case of a patient with CKD, followed by open-ended questions to assess providers' perceived barriers to delivering education about CKD. Groups were audiotaped, transcribed and coded independently by two investigators who identified major themes. RESULTS: PCPs reported on several patient, provider and system level barriers contributing to poor education about CKD in primary care that were both common and unique to barriers previously reported in educating patients regarding other chronic diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Interventions designed to address barriers to CKD education identified by PCPs could improve the delivery of education about CKD in primary care settings.

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J Ren Care

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EISSN

1755-6686

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

174 / 181

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Physicians, Primary Care
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Focus Groups
 

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Greer, R. C., Crews, D. C., & Boulware, L. E. (2012). Challenges perceived by primary care providers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease. J Ren Care, 38(4), 174–181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2012.00323.x
Greer, Raquel C., Deidra C. Crews, and L Ebony Boulware. “Challenges perceived by primary care providers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease.J Ren Care 38, no. 4 (December 2012): 174–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2012.00323.x.
Greer RC, Crews DC, Boulware LE. Challenges perceived by primary care providers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease. J Ren Care. 2012 Dec;38(4):174–81.
Greer, Raquel C., et al. “Challenges perceived by primary care providers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease.J Ren Care, vol. 38, no. 4, Dec. 2012, pp. 174–81. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1755-6686.2012.00323.x.
Greer RC, Crews DC, Boulware LE. Challenges perceived by primary care providers to educating patients about chronic kidney disease. J Ren Care. 2012 Dec;38(4):174–181.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Ren Care

DOI

EISSN

1755-6686

Publication Date

December 2012

Volume

38

Issue

4

Start / End Page

174 / 181

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Physicians, Primary Care
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Focus Groups