“I Try Not to Even Think About My Health Going Bad”: a Qualitative Study of Chronic Kidney Disease Knowledge and Coping Among a Group of Urban African-American Patients with CKD

ConclusionAfrican-Americans face many barriers to CKD self-care and preparation for ESRD. Improving outcomes requires clinicians to help patients understand the severity of their CKD, to make informed choices about their care, all the while motivating patients to take actions to prevent CKD progression.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research