Nwamaka D. Eneanya|Kabir O. Olaniran|Dihua Xu|Katherine Waite|Stanley Crittenden|Derya B. Hazar|Angelo E. Volandes|Jennifer S. Temel|Ravi Thadhani|Michael K. Paasche?Orlow
Health Literacy Mediates Racial Disparities in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Knowledge among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
black patients chronic kidney disease ckd receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation cpr racial groups knowledge cpr influences preferences care limited health literacy disproportionately affects blacks contributes disparities endoflife eol care investigated whether health literacy mediates racial disparities cpr knowledge black white adult patients advanced ckd completed cpr knowledge surveys health literacy assessed using rapid estimate adult literacy medicine among 149 patients black patients likely limited health literacy lower mean cpr knowledge scores white patients adjusted analyses health literacy mediated racial differences cpr knowledge knowledge cpr lower among black compared white ckd patients health literacy mediator difference future cpr educational interventions target health literacy barriers improve informed decisionmaking decrease racial disparities end life