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Can a community-based multidisciplinary intervention effectively restore renal function? A non-randomized clinical trial.
- Source :
- Nursing & Health Sciences; Dec2016, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p533-538, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- There is insufficient evidence in the literature to indicate whether the promotion of lifestyle changes to prevent renal dysfunction and activate regeneration is effective. We examined the effectiveness of a community-based intervention program on renal restoration using a non-randomized clinical trial design with a follow-up period of six months. The training focused on lifestyle changes, including health education and personal consultation with a multidisciplinary health team. Our study included 120 patients with fractional excretion of magnesium levels of > 2%, who were assigned to experimental or control groups. Fractional excretion of magnesium levels were significantly decreased within six months in the experimental group; however, changes in the estimated glomerular filtration rate were not identified in either of the groups. These results suggest that screening of the fractional excretion of magnesium level and the 'Healthy Kidney Program' had an effect in preventing chronic kidney disease or restoring kidney function. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BLOOD sugar analysis
CHRONIC kidney failure
EVALUATION of medical care
ANALYSIS of variance
BEHAVIOR modification
BLOOD pressure measurement
CLINICAL trials
CONFIDENCE intervals
STATISTICAL correlation
GLOMERULAR filtration rate
GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin
HEALTH behavior
HEALTH care teams
HEALTH education
KIDNEY function tests
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
T-test (Statistics)
CONTROL groups
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PREVENTION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14410745
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing & Health Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 119880517
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12306