Emma J Teasdale1, Geraldine Leydon2, Simon Fraser2, Paul Roderick2, Maarten W Taal3, Sarah Tonkin-Crine4. 1. Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: e.j.teasdale@soton.ac.uk. 2. Primary Care and Population Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. 3. Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom. 4. Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often asymptomatic at first diagnosis, and awareness of CKD is low in the general population. Thus, individuals who are unexpectedly identified as having CKD may struggle to adjust to living with this diagnosis. This study aims to synthesize qualitative research exploring patients' views and experiences of a CKD diagnosis and how they adjust to it. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-ethnography. SETTING & POPULATION: Adult patients with CKD stages 1 to 5. SEARCH STRATEGY & SOURCES: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Science were searched from the earliest date available to November 2015. Qualitative studies were selected that explored patients' views and experiences of a CKD diagnosis and their adjustment. ANALYTICAL APPROACH: Meta-ethnography was adopted to synthesize the findings. RESULTS: 10 studies involving 596 patients with CKD from secondary-care settings were included. 7 key themes were identified: a challenging diagnosis, diverse beliefs about causation, anticipated concerns about progression, delaying disease progression, unmet informational needs, psychosocial impact of CKD, and adjustment to life with CKD. LIMITATIONS: Limited to views and experiences of participants in included studies, which were mostly conducted in high-income countries. Studies not written in English were excluded. Transferability of findings to other populations may be limited. CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights variation in patients' understanding of CKD, an overall lack of information on the trajectory of CKD, and a need for psychosocial support, especially in later stages, to help patients adjust to living with CKD. Future research that acknowledges CKD as a condition with diverse complicating morbidities and explores how patients' information and psychosocial needs vary according to severity and comorbid conditions would be beneficial. This will support delivery of easily understandable, timely, and targeted information about CKD, as well as practical advice about recommended lifestyle changes.
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often asymptomatic at first diagnosis, and awareness of CKD is low in the general population. Thus, individuals who are unexpectedly identified as having CKD may struggle to adjust to living with this diagnosis. This study aims to synthesize qualitative research exploring patients' views and experiences of a CKD diagnosis and how they adjust to it. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-ethnography. SETTING & POPULATION: Adult patients with CKD stages 1 to 5. SEARCH STRATEGY & SOURCES: MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Embase, and Web of Science were searched from the earliest date available to November 2015. Qualitative studies were selected that explored patients' views and experiences of a CKD diagnosis and their adjustment. ANALYTICAL APPROACH: Meta-ethnography was adopted to synthesize the findings. RESULTS: 10 studies involving 596 patients with CKD from secondary-care settings were included. 7 key themes were identified: a challenging diagnosis, diverse beliefs about causation, anticipated concerns about progression, delaying disease progression, unmet informational needs, psychosocial impact of CKD, and adjustment to life with CKD. LIMITATIONS: Limited to views and experiences of participants in included studies, which were mostly conducted in high-income countries. Studies not written in English were excluded. Transferability of findings to other populations may be limited. CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights variation in patients' understanding of CKD, an overall lack of information on the trajectory of CKD, and a need for psychosocial support, especially in later stages, to help patients adjust to living with CKD. Future research that acknowledges CKD as a condition with diverse complicating morbidities and explores how patients' information and psychosocial needs vary according to severity and comorbid conditions would be beneficial. This will support delivery of easily understandable, timely, and targeted information about CKD, as well as practical advice about recommended lifestyle changes.
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