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

作者：Chow Wai Leng^*; Joshi Veena D; Tin Aung Soe; van der Erf Saskia; Lim Jeremy Fung Yen; Swah Teck Sin; Teo Stephanie Swee Hong; Goh Paul Soo Chye; Tan Gilbert Choon Seng; Lim Crystal; Kee Terence Yi shern

来源：BMC Nephrology, 2012, 13(1): 54.

DOI：10.1186/1471-2369-13-54

• Chronic kidney disease
• General knowledge
• Influencing factors
• Primary care

Background: Kidney 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.
Methods: We 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.
Results: 1435 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 [Conclusion: This suggests that CKD education should be targeted at older patients with lower education and lower socioeconomic status.

• 出版日期2012-7-2