Dominic M Taylor1,2, Simon D S Fraser3, J Andrew Bradley4,5, Clare Bradley6, Heather Draper7, Wendy Metcalfe8, Gabriel C Oniscu9, Charles R V Tomson10, Rommel Ravanan2, Paul J Roderick3. 1. Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; dominic.taylor@nbt.nhs.uk. 2. Richard Bright Renal Service, North Bristol National Health Service Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom. 3. Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. 4. Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 5. National Institute for Health Research Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 6. Health Psychology Research Unit, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, United Kingdom. 7. Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. 8. Scottish Renal Registry, Glasgow, United Kingdom. 9. Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; and. 10. Department of Renal Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The self-management and decision-making skills required to manage CKD successfully may be diminished in those with low health literacy. A 2012 review identified five papers reporting the prevalence of limited health literacy in CKD, largely from United States dialysis populations. The literature has expanded considerably since. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We used systematic review, pooled prevalence analysis, metaregression, and exploration of heterogeneity in studies of patients with CKD (all stages). RESULTS: From 433 studies, 15 new studies met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed together with five studies from the 2012 review. These included 13 cross-sectional surveys, five cohort studies (using baseline data), and two using baseline clinical trial data. Most (19 of 20) were from the United States. In total, 12,324 patients were studied (3529 nondialysis CKD, 5289 dialysis, 2560 transplant, and 946 with unspecified CKD; median =198.5; IQR, 128.5-260 per study). Median prevalence of limited health literacy within studies was 23% (IQR, 16%-33%), and pooled prevalence was 25% (95% confidence interval, 20% to 30%) with significant between-study heterogeneity (I2=97%). Pooled prevalence of limited health literacy was 25% (95% confidence interval, 16% to 33%; I2=97%) among patients with CKD not on dialysis, 27% (95% confidence interval, 19% to 35%; I2=96%) among patients on dialysis, and 14% (95% confidence interval, 7% to 21%; I2=97%) among patients with transplants. A higher proportion of nonwhite participants was associated with increased limited health literacy prevalence (P=0.04), but participant age was not (P=0.40). Within studies, nonwhite ethnicity and low socioeconomic status were consistently and independently associated with limited health literacy. Studies were of low or moderate quality. Within-study participant selection criteria had potential to introduce bias. CONCLUSIONS: Limited health literacy is common in CKD, especially among individuals with low socioeconomic status and nonwhite ethnicity. This has implications for the design of self-management and decision-making initiatives to promote equity of care and improve quality. Lower prevalence among patients with transplants may reflect selection of patients with higher health literacy for transplantation either because of less comorbidity in this group or as a direct effect of health literacy on access to transplantation.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The self-management and decision-making skills required to manage CKD successfully may be diminished in those with low health literacy. A 2012 review identified five papers reporting the prevalence of limited health literacy in CKD, largely from United States dialysis populations. The literature has expanded considerably since. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: We used systematic review, pooled prevalence analysis, metaregression, and exploration of heterogeneity in studies of patients with CKD (all stages). RESULTS: From 433 studies, 15 new studies met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed together with five studies from the 2012 review. These included 13 cross-sectional surveys, five cohort studies (using baseline data), and two using baseline clinical trial data. Most (19 of 20) were from the United States. In total, 12,324 patients were studied (3529 nondialysis CKD, 5289 dialysis, 2560 transplant, and 946 with unspecified CKD; median =198.5; IQR, 128.5-260 per study). Median prevalence of limited health literacy within studies was 23% (IQR, 16%-33%), and pooled prevalence was 25% (95% confidence interval, 20% to 30%) with significant between-study heterogeneity (I2=97%). Pooled prevalence of limited health literacy was 25% (95% confidence interval, 16% to 33%; I2=97%) among patients with CKD not on dialysis, 27% (95% confidence interval, 19% to 35%; I2=96%) among patients on dialysis, and 14% (95% confidence interval, 7% to 21%; I2=97%) among patients with transplants. A higher proportion of nonwhite participants was associated with increased limited health literacy prevalence (P=0.04), but participant age was not (P=0.40). Within studies, nonwhite ethnicity and low socioeconomic status were consistently and independently associated with limited health literacy. Studies were of low or moderate quality. Within-study participant selection criteria had potential to introduce bias. CONCLUSIONS: Limited health literacy is common in CKD, especially among individuals with low socioeconomic status and nonwhite ethnicity. This has implications for the design of self-management and decision-making initiatives to promote equity of care and improve quality. Lower prevalence among patients with transplants may reflect selection of patients with higher health literacy for transplantation either because of less comorbidity in this group or as a direct effect of health literacy on access to transplantation.
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