Health Condition 1: N189- Chronic kidney disease, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with diagnosis of Chronic kidney disease (CKD) not on dialysis, visiting Nephrology OPD at Dr.RMLIMS 2. Period of OPD follow-up > 6 months in the Dept of Nephrology 3. At least one dietician visit in the last year All three must be fulfilled for inclusion in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Not providing informed consent 2. Intervening hospitalization in the last 3 months (which might change dietary patterns) 3. Mental retardation and/or other alterations in behaviour/sensorium due to which the patient is caregiver dependent (such as uremic encephalopathy, cerebrovascular accidents and dementia, etc) 4. Gastrointestinal disturbances precluding usual diet intake
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using a validated knowledge-attitude-practice questionnaire with pre-assigned scores and responses, to assess knowledge, attitude and practices regarding renal nutrition among patients with CKDTimepoint: at the time of administering the questionnaire (baseline) (cross-sectional study- timepoint 0) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine factors affecting knowledge, attitude and practices regarding renal nutrition among patients with CKDTimepoint: at baseline (cross-sectional study) | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow