Cochrane · systematic review · CD012026

Interventions for improving health literacy in people with chronic kidney disease

Campbell, ZC, Dawson, JK, Kirkendall, SM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library

Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
21
current version
GRADE rated
20
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 4.8%Very low 2 · 9.5%Low 14 · 66.7%Moderate 4 · 19%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Educational interventions versus usual care for improving health outcomes in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Population: Improving health outcomes in people with CKD
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Knowledge: kidney disease‐related knowledge
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted14 studies · 2632 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Self‐care behaviour
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted60 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Self‐efficacy
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 579 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
QoL
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted5 studies · 573 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Death
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 908 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
eGFR: mL/min/1.73 m²
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 573 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Duration of hospital stayTime frame: days
Educational interventions vs usual care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 621 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias

Self‐management training versus usual care for improving health outcomes in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Population: people with CKD
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Knowledge: kidney disease‐related knowledge
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 103 participantsLow
Self‐care behaviour
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted4 studies · 497 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Self‐efficacy
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted5 studies · 417 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
QoL
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted9 studies · 1470 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Death
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted1 study · 89 participantsUngraded
eGFR
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted3 studies · 855 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Hospitalisation
Self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 285 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency

Educational interventions and self‐management training versus usual care for improving health outcomes in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Population: people with CKD
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Knowledge: kidney disease‐related knowledge
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted15 studies · 2185 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias
Self‐care behaviours: self‐report questionnaires (higher is better)
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted4 studies · 913 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Self‐efficacy: self‐report questionnaires (higher is better)
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted8 studies · 687 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
QoL: SF‐12, SF‐36, KDQoL
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted14 studies · 3848 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Death
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
RR 0.73 [0.53, 1.02]4 studies · 2801 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
eGFR: mL/min/1.73 m²
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted4 studies · 618 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Hospitalisations
Educational interventions and self‐management training vs usual care
no estimate extracted5 studies · 3110 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias