Assessing global kidney nutrition care
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Okpechi, Ikechi G
Ye, Feng
Kovesdy, Csaba P
Brunori, Giuliano
Burrowes, Jerrilynn D
Campbell, Katrina
Damster, Sandrine
Fouque, Denis
Friedman, Allon N
Garibotto, Giacomo
Guebre-Egziabher, Fitsum
Harris, David
Iseki, Kunitoshi
Jha, Vivekanand
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Background and objectives Nutrition intervention is an essential component of kidney disease management. This study aimed to understand current global availability and capacity of kidney nutrition care services, interdisciplinary communication, and availability of oral nutrition supplements. Design, setting, participants, & measurements The International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM), working in partnership with the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) Global Kidney Health Atlas Committee, developed this Global Kidney Nutrition Care Atlas. An electronic survey was administered among key kidney care stakeholders through 182 ISN-affiliated countries between July and September 2018. Results Overall, 160 of 182 countries (88%) responded, of which 155 countries (97%) answered the survey items related to kidney nutrition care. Only 48% of the 155 countries have dietitians/renal dietitians to provide this specialized service. Dietary counseling, provided by a person trained in nutrition, was generally not available in 65% of low-/lower middle–income countries and “never” available in 23% of low-income countries. Forty-one percent of the countries did not provide formal assessment of nutrition status for kidney nutrition care. The availability of oral nutrition supplements varied globally and, mostly, were not freely available in low-/lower middle–income countries for both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dietitians and nephrologists only communicated “sometimes” on kidney nutrition care in ≥60% of countries globally. Conclusions This survey reveals significant gaps in global kidney nutrition care service capacity, availability, cost coverage, and deficiencies in interdisciplinary communication on kidney nutrition care delivery, especially in lower-income countries.
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Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
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17
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Clinical sciences
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Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Urology & Nephrology
chronic kidney disease
kidney nutrition care
global
dietitians
nutrition supplement
renal nutrition
global health
nutritional status
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Wang, AY-M; Okpechi, IG; Ye, F; Kovesdy, CP; Brunori, G; Burrowes, JD; Campbell, K; Damster, S; Fouque, D; Friedman, AN; Garibotto, G; Guebre-Egziabher, F; Harris, D; Iseki, K; Jha, V; Jindal, K; Kalantar-Zadeh, K; Kistler, B; Kopple, JD; Kuhlmann, M; Lunney, M; Mafra, D; Malik, C; Moore, LW; Price, SR; Steiber, A; Wanner, C; ter Wee, P; Levin, A; Johnson, DW; Bello, AK, Assessing global kidney nutrition care, Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2021, 17 (1)