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Program Report: KidneyPRO, a Web-based Training Module for Patient Engagement in Kidney Research

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2020
Purpose of report: Over the recent years, there has been increasing support and traction for patient-oriented research (POR). Such an approach ensures that health research is focused on what matters most: improving outcomes for patients. Yet the realm of
Leah Getchell   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Confidence and quality in managing CKD compared with other cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus: a linked study of questionnaire and routine primary care data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Much of chronic disease is managed in primary care and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a recent addition. We are conducting a cluster randomised study of quality improvement interventions in CKD (QICKD) - Clinical Trials Registration ...
Kevin Harris   +49 more
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The prevalence and identification of chronic kidney disease in Switzerland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function. Patients in early CKD stages are often asymptomatic or show non-specific symptoms.
Tomonaga, Yuki
core   +1 more source

Hepatitis B and C co-Infection are independent predictors of progressive kidney disease in HIV-positive, antiretroviral-treated adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive individuals. Hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection has been associated with increased risk of CKD, but prior studies lack information on potential mechanisms.
Bickel, M   +37 more
core   +1 more source

Association of eGFR-Related Loci Identified by GWAS with Incident CKD and ESRD [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Family studies suggest a genetic component to the etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage renal disease (ESRD). Previously, we identified 16 loci for eGFR in genome-wide association studies, but the associations of these single nucleotide ...
Kronenberg, F   +221 more
core   +2 more sources

Clinical-immunological parallels in chronic renal Failure in children

open access: yesАллергология и Иммунология в Педиатрии, 2023
Chronic renal failure (CRF) remains  an important problem in childhood.  We have studied patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at the 3–5 stages at the stages of conservative treatment, dialysis  therapy and kidney transplantation (n=72).
G. A. Makovetskaya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Preliminary Psychometric Testing of an Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management (CKD-SM) Questionnaire

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2021
Background: Self-management focused interventions to slow chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression are increasingly common. However, valid self-report instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of self-management interventions in CKD are limited ...
Michelle D. Smekal   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potentials of phytotherapy on microRNAs in chronic kidney diseases

open access: yesPlant Trends, 2023
Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) describe the loss of renal function and/or abnormal structure. CKD is linked with inflammation, oxidative stress, fibrosis, autophagy dysfunction, and mitochondrial dysfunction [1].
Akhi Moni; Md Jamal Uddin
doaj   +1 more source

Podocyte Lipotoxicity in CKD [PDF]

open access: yesKidney360, 2021
CKD represents the ninth most common cause of death in the United States but, despite this large health burden, treatment options for affected patients remain limited. To remedy this, several relevant pathways have been identified that may lead to novel therapeutic options.
Jin-Ju, Kim   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Development of a Biomarker Panel to Distinguish Risk of Progressive Chronic Kidney Disease

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2020
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients typically progress to kidney failure, but the rate of progression differs per patient or may not occur at all. Current CKD screening methods are sub-optimal at predicting progressive kidney function decline.
Evan Owens   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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