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A pre-dialysis psychoeducational intervention increased length of survival more than usual care in patients with chronic kidney disease

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.9.3.83

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    Devins GM, Mendelssohn DC, Barré PE, et al. Predialysis psychoeducational intervention extends survival in CKD: a 20-year follow-up. Am J Kidney Dis 2005;46:1088–98.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q In patients with chronic kidney disease, does a pre-dialysis psychoeducational intervention increase length of survival?

    METHODS

    Embedded ImageDesign:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Embedded ImageAllocation:

    unclear allocation concealment.

    Embedded ImageBlinding:

    blinded (attending nephrologists).

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    20 years (mean 8.5 y).

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    8 hospitals in Montreal, Quebec and Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    Embedded ImagePatients:

    400 patients with chronic kidney disease and progressive reduction in kidney function (ie, serum creatinine concentrations of 3.96 mg/dl [350 μmol/l] and increasing), including those with immediate requirement for initiation of renal replacement therapy.

    Embedded ImageIntervention:

    172 patients were allocated to a pre-dialysis psychoeducational intervention, which comprised a single, 60–75 minute “one on one” slide and lecture …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr G M Devins, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. gdevins{at}uhnres.utoronto.ca

    • Sources of funding: National Health Research and Development Program; Ortho-Biotech Inc; Canadian Institutes of Health Research.