Judson B. Pollock|Jonathan B. Jaffery
Knowledge of Phosphorus Compared With Other Nutrients in Maintenance Dialysis Patients
University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin–Madison
studys objective assess knowledge phosphorus compared nutrients patients undergoing maintenance dialysis mdwe compared knowledge phosphorus vs nutrients important md diet potassium sodium protein patients undergoing hemodialysis hd peritoneal dialysis pd measured gender age education level functional health literacy assess correlations patient nutrient knowledge nutrient knowledge measured using 25item chronic kidney disease knowledge assessment tool nutrition ckdkatn functional health literacy measured using short form test functional health literacy adults stofhlapatients received maintenance outpatient pd hd wisconsin dialysis inc madison withe main outcome measure knowledge phosphorus vs knowledge potassium sodium proteinfortyseven md patients participated study 29 undergoing hd 18 undergoing pd 30 males 17 females average age 586 sd 138 years average grade level 14 sd 26 years postsecondary education thirtyfive participants adequate health literacy 4 marginal health literacy 8 inadequate health literacy ckdkatn scores ranged 621 25 items mean score 13 sd 291 knowledge phosphorus compared knowledge nutrients poor 038 vs 072 p 003 comparison hd vs pd patient knowledge phosphorus 037 vs 042 p 231 nutrients 069 vs 080 p 115 samedespite regular dietary instruction patients undergoing md poor knowledge dietary phosphorus content compared knowledge nutrients important chronic kidney disease interestingly difference nutrition knowledge comparing pd hd patients despite differences education level health literacy groups