Limited knowledge of chronic kidney disease among primary care patients – a cross-sectional survey

BMC Nephrology

Research Article

Veena D Joshi¹  Wai Leng Chow¹  Aung Soe Tin¹  Terence Yi-shern Kee²  Saskia van der Erf³  Jeremy Fung Yen Lim⁴  Teck Sin Swah⁵  Stephanie Swee Hong Teo⁵  Gilbert Choon Seng Tan⁶  Paul Soo Chye Goh⁷  Crystal Lim⁸ 

[1] Centre for Health Services Research, Singapore Health Services, 168 Jalan Bukit Merah, #06-08 Tower 3, 150169, Singapore, Singapore;Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore;Department of Strategic Research, National Health Insurance Fund France, Paris, France;Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS, Singapore, Singapore;SingHealth Polyclinics, Bedok, Singapore, Singapore;SingHealth Polyclinics, Geylang, Singapore, Singapore;SingHealth Polyclinics, Tampines, Singapore, Singapore;Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore;

关键词: Chronic kidney disease;    General knowledge;    Influencing factors;    Primary care;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2369-13-54

 received in 2011-10-21, accepted in 2012-07-02,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundKidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in Singapore. While preventive effects have focused on early detection and education, little is known about the knowledge level of chronic kidney disease (CKD) locally. We seek to evaluate the knowledge of CKD among primary care patients.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample of 1520 patients from 3 primary care centers. Those with existing CKD or on dialysis were excluded. Knowledge was assessed based on 7 questions on CKD in the self-administered questionnaire. One point was given for each correct answer with a maximum of 7 points.Results1435 completed all 7 questions on CKD. Mean age was 48.9 ±15.0 (SD) years. 50.9% were male. 62.3% had a secondary and below education and 52.4% had a monthly household income of ≤ $2000. 43.7% had chronic diseases. Mean score was 3.44 ± 1.53 (out of a maximum of 7). Median score was 4. In multivariate logistic regression, being older {>60 years [Odds Ratio (OR) 0.50, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.32-0.79]; 40–60 years (OR 0.62, 95% CI 0.43,0.89)}, less educated [up to primary education (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.22-0.49)], having a lower monthly household income [

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