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Alparslan C, Malyszko J, Caskey FJ, Aleckovic-Halilovic M, Hrušková Z, Arruebo S, Bello AK, Damster S, Donner JA, Jha V, Johnson DW, Levin A, Malik C, Nangaku M, Okpechi IG, Tonelli M, Ye F, Tesar V, Racki S. Capacity for the management of kidney failure in the International Society of Nephrology Eastern and Central Europe region: report from the 2023 ISN Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA). Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2024; 13:29-42. [PMID: 38618499 PMCID: PMC11010604 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Delivery of care for kidney failure (KF) globally has a significant disparity; even in some countries, it means end of life for the person. The International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) tries to address gaps in KF care and standardize global nephrology care. From the third iteration of the ISN-GKHA, we present data for countries in the ISN Eastern and Central Europe region. The median prevalences of chronic kidney disease (12.8%) and treated KF (873.5 pmp) were higher than the global rates, respectively. Hemodialysis was the most preferred modality for KF in adults, whereas kidney replacement therapy was more balanced in children. Although most of the countries in the region had lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income levels, health expenditures for kidney health care were almost generally covered publicly. Nephrologists were responsible for the medical kidney care of people with KF in all countries. There was adequate infrastructure to provide all kinds of treatment for kidney care in the region. Regional characteristics such as high levels of obesity, smoking, and Balkan nephropathy as an endemic disease coupled with a shortage of workforce and finance continued to affect kidney care in the region negatively. By making organizational and legislative arrangements, partnerships with national authorities and societies may accelerate the improvement of kidney health care in the region.
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- Caner Alparslan
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, İzmir Democracy University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Clinic for Internal Diseases, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Delhi, India
- School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Kidney and Transplant Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Kidney Disease Research, University of Queensland at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Australasian Kidney Trials Network at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The International Society of Nephrology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Canada and Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization’s Collaborating Centre in Prevention and Control of Chronic Kidney Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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Elezi B, Rumano M, Abazaj E, Topi S. Health-related quality-of-life measures used in hemodialysis patients in Albania. Egypt J Intern Med 2023. [DOI: 10.1186/s43162-022-00172-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Abstract
Background
Chronic kidney disease is a growing worldwide public health concern. On the other hand, patients’ perception of health is an important outcome measure in the assessment of the influence of chronic disease and received treatment. Interest in measuring health-related quality of life has increased together with an awareness that such humanistic outcomes require valid and reliable measures. The aimed study was to evaluate the health-related quality of life (QoL) and to investigate the relationship between selected demographic and clinical characteristics and Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) scores in hemodialysis patients.
Methods
This survey study was conducted on hemodialysis patients (209 patients) during the periods 2017–2018. The QoL includes 25 questions classified into five dimensions, which are mobility, personal care, common activities, discomfort and pain, anxiety, and depression. P value < .05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
Overall 209 hemodialysis patients, the mean of the five domains varies from a minimum value of 1.75 ± 1.06 for personal care to a maximum value of 2.65 ± 1.44 for anxiety and/or depression. In our study, among hemodialysis patients is seen a significant association scored between the quality of life and demographic variables like age groups (p = 0.034), and gender (p = 0.01) as in the previous studies. The presence of comorbidities was significantly associated with the QOL (p = 0.001). About the questionnaire, “How good or bad your health is today” the average score resulted to be 47.08 ± 4.5.
Conclusion
As we saw from the results of this study, a considerable number of the patients live with low income. Age, sex, and comorbidities are dependent factors of HRQoL. Therefore, we suggest that future studies include other factors that will evaluate hemodialysis efficiency and find the association between these and QoL.
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Matłosz B, Skrzat-Klapaczyńska A, Antoniak S, Balayan T, Begovac J, Dragovic G, Gusev D, Jevtovic D, Jilich D, Aimla K, Lakatos B, Matulionyte R, Panteleev A, Papadopoulos A, Rukhadze N, Sedláček D, Stevanovic M, Vassilenko A, Verhaz A, Yancheva N, Yurin O, Horban A, Kowalska JD. Chronic Kidney Disease and Nephrology Care in People Living with HIV in Central/Eastern Europe and Neighbouring Countries-Cross-Sectional Analysis from the ECEE Network. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:12554. [PMID: 36231850 PMCID: PMC9565150 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The Central and East Europe (CEE) region consists of countries with highly diversified HIV epidemics, health care systems and socioeconomic status. The aim of the present study was to describe variations in CKD burden and care between countries. The Euroguidelines in the CEE Network Group includes 19 countries and was initiated to improve the standard of care for HIV infection in the region. Information on kidney care in HIV-positive patients was collected through online surveys sent to all members of the Network Group. Almost all centres use regular screening for CKD in all HIV (+) patients. Basic diagnostic tests for kidney function are available in the majority of centres. The most commonly used method for eGFR calculation is the Cockcroft-Gault equation. Nephrology consultation is available in all centres. The median frequency of CKD was 5% and the main cause was comorbidity. Haemodialysis was the only modality of treatment for kidney failure available in all ECEE countries. Only 39% of centres declared that all treatment options are available for HIV+ patients. The most commonly indicated barrier in kidney care was patients' noncompliance. In the CEE region, people living with HIV have full access to screening for kidney disease but there are important limitations in treatment. The choice of dialysis modality and access to kidney transplantation are limited. The main burden of kidney disease is unrelated to HIV infection. Patient care can be significantly improved by addressing noncompliance.
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- Bartłomiej Matłosz
- HIV Outpatient Clinic, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Adults’ Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland
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- Viral Hepatitis and AIDS Department, Gromashevsky Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, 01001 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Yerevan 0002, Armenia
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- School of Medicine, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Botkin’s Infectious Disease Hospital, First Saint-Petersburg State Medical University Named after I.P. Pavlov, 197022 Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Infectious Disease Hospital, Belgrade University School of Medicine, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Faculty Hospital Bulovka Hospital, 18000 Prague, Czech Republic
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- West Tallinn Central Hospital, 10111 Tallinn, Estonia
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- National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, South-Pest Central Hospital, National Center of HIV, 1007 Budapest, Hungary
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- Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08410 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- University General Hospital Attikon, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece
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- Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Center, 112482 Tblisi, Georgia
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- Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň, University Hospital Plzeň, Charles University, 30599 Plzen, Czech Republic
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- University Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Global Fund Grant Management Department, Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Technologies, 220004 Minsk, Belarus
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- Department for Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, 78 000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department for AIDS, Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Infectious and Parasitic Disease, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Federal AIDS Centre, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Adults’ Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Adults’ Infectious Diseases, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warszawa, Poland
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de Jong RW, Jager KJ, Vanholder RC, Couchoud C, Murphy M, Rahmel A, Massy ZA, Stel VS. Results of the European EDITH nephrologist survey on factors influencing treatment modality choice for end-stage kidney disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 37:126-138. [PMID: 33486525 PMCID: PMC8719583 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Access to forms of dialysis, kidney transplantation (Tx) and comprehensive conservative management (CCM) for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) varies across European countries. Attitudes of nephrologists, information provision and decision-making may influence this access and nephrologists may experience several barriers when providing treatments for ESKD. METHODS We surveyed European nephrologists and kidney transplant surgeons treating adults with ESKD about factors influencing modality choice. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the opinions of professionals from European countries with low-, middle- and high-gross domestic product purchasing power parity (GDP PPP). RESULTS In total, 681 professionals from 33 European countries participated. Respondents from all GDP categories indicated that ∼10% of patients received no information before the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT) (P = 0.106). Early information provision and more involvement of patients in decision-making were more frequently reported in middle- and high-GDP countries (P < 0.05). Professionals' attitudes towards several treatments became more positive with increasing GDP (P < 0.05). Uptake of in-centre haemodialysis was sufficient to 73% of respondents, but many wanted increased uptake of home dialysis, Tx and CCM. Respondents experienced different barriers according to availability of specific treatments in their centre. The occurrence of barriers (financial, staff shortage, lack of space/supplies and patient related) decreased with increasing GDP (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Differences in factors influencing modality choice when providing RRT or CCM to adults with ESKD were found among low-, middle- and high-GDP countries in Europe. Therefore a unique pan-European policy to improve access to treatments may be inefficient. Different policies for clusters of countries could be more useful.
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- Rianne W de Jong
- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public
Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public
Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent
University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), Brussels, Belgium
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- REIN Registry, Agence de la Biomédecine, Saint-Denis La
Plaine, France
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- The Irish Kidney Association CLG, Dublin, Ireland
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- Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation, Frankfurt am Main,
Germany
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- INSERM U1018, Équipe 5, Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des
Populations (CESP), Université Paris Saclay et Université Versailles Saint Quentin en
Yvelines (UVSQ), Villejuif, France
- Service de Néphrologie et Dialyse, Assistance Publique—Hopitaux de Paris
(APHP), Hôpital Universitaire Ambroise Paré, Boulogne-Billancourt,
France
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public
Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Dębska-Ślizień A, Bello AK, Johnson DW, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Tonelli M, Saad S, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Khan M, Lunney M, Okpechi IG, Turan Kazancioglu R; ISN Eastern and Central Europe Regional Board. International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Eastern and Central Europe. Kidney Int Suppl (2011) 2021; 11:e24-34. [PMID: 33981468 DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2021.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Provision of adequate kidney care for patients with chronic kidney disease or kidney failure (KF) is costly and requires extensive resources. There is an inequality in the global distribution of wealth and resources needed to provide this care. In this second iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas, we present data for countries in Eastern and Central Europe. In the region, the median prevalence of chronic kidney disease was 13.15% and treated KF was 764 per million population, respectively, slightly higher than the global median of 759 per million population. In most countries in the region, over 90% of dialysis patients were on hemodialysis and patients with a functioning graft represented less than one-third of total patients with treated KF. The median annual costs for maintenance hemodialysis were close to the global median, and public funding provided nearly universal coverage of the costs of kidney replacement therapy. Nephrologists were primarily responsible for KF care. All countries had the capacity to provide long-term hemodialysis, and 95% had the capacity to provide peritoneal dialysis. Home hemodialysis was generally not available. Kidney transplantation and conservative care were available across most of the region. Almost all countries had official dialysis and transplantation registries. Eastern and Central Europe is a region with a high burden of chronic kidney disease and variable capacity to deal with it. Insufficient funding and workforce shortages coupled with increasing comorbidities among aging patients and underutilization of cost-effective dialysis therapies such as peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation may compromise the quality of care for patients with KF. Some workforce shortages could be addressed by improving the organization of nephrological care in some countries of the region.
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de Jong RW, Stel VS, Rahmel A, Murphy M, Vanholder RC, Massy ZA, Jager KJ. Patient-reported factors influencing the choice of their kidney replacement treatment modality. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 37:477-488. [PMID: 33677544 PMCID: PMC8875472 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Access to various kidney replacement therapy (KRT) modalities for patients with end-stage kidney disease differs substantially within Europe. Methods European adults on KRT filled out an online or paper-based survey about factors influencing and experiences with modality choice (e.g. information provision, decision-making and reasons for choice) between November 2017 and January 2019. We compared countries with low, middle and high gross domestic product (GDP). Results In total, 7820 patients [mean age 59 years, 56% male, 63% on centre haemodialysis (CHD)] from 38 countries participated. Twenty-five percent had received no information on the different modalities, and only 23% received information >12 months before KRT initiation. Patients were not informed about home haemodialysis (HHD) (42%) and comprehensive conservative management (33%). Besides nephrologists, nurses more frequently provided information in high-GDP countries, whereas physicians other than nephrologists did so in low-GDP countries. Patients from low-GDP countries reported later information provision, less information about other modalities than CHD and lower satisfaction with information. The majority of modality decisions were made involving both patient and nephrologist. Patients reported subjective (e.g. quality of life and fears) and objective reasons (e.g. costs and availability of treatments) for modality choice. Patients had good experiences with all modalities, but experiences were better for HHD and kidney transplantation and in middle- and high-GDP countries. Conclusion Our results suggest European differences in patient-reported factors influencing KRT modality choice, possibly caused by disparities in availability of KRT modalities, different healthcare systems and varying patient preferences. Availability of home dialysis and kidney transplantation should be optimized.
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- Rianne W de Jong
- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- The Irish Kidney Association CLG, Dublin, Ireland
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- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Amboise Paré University Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) Unit 1018 Team 5, Research Centre in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), University of Paris Ouest-Versailles-St Quentin-en-Yveline, Villejuif, France
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Gibertoni D, Mammana L, Gherardi G, Baschieri E, Minora F, Santoro A. Presentation and outcome of chronic kidney disease in Italian and immigrant citizens: results from the Emilia-Romagna PIRP project. J Nephrol 2021; 35:179-190. [PMID: 33595822 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-021-00984-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In recent decades, high income countries (HIC) have been exposed to huge human migratory flows. Consistent with this influx, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in the immigrant population. In Italy, comparisons between Italian and immigrant CKD patients are still lacking, thus we aimed to describe the baseline clinical characteristics and the main outcomes of CKD patients who immigrated to Italy and reside in the Emilia Romagna region. METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study based on CKD patients from the Prevenzione Insufficienza Renale Progressiva (PIRP) project, which included 963 (3.1%) immigrants among the 30,702 patients seen by nephrologists between April 1st, 2004 and June 30th, 2020. We sub-divided the immigrants into seven groups based on their area of origin, and compared their baseline characteristics, CKD progression and time to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) to those of Italian CKD patients. RESULTS At presentation, Italian subjects were on average older (73.1 years) and had less preserved kidney function (eGFR 34.3 ml/min), while South and East Asians had the highest proportion of diabetes and obesity (approximately 45% and 30%, respectively). At 4-year follow-up, about 20% of patients from South Asia, Eastern Europe and Arab Countries were diagnosed with ESKD, compared to only 11% of Italians and Latin Americans. CONCLUSIONS We found important differences between Italian and immigrant CKD patients, as well as among immigrant subgroups. First clinical encounters with nephrologists revealed that immigrants had varied patterns of clinical presentation and of nephropathy. During follow-up, immigrants showed faster kidney function decline which led to a higher risk of disease evolution and progression towards ESKD.
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- Dino Gibertoni
- Department of Neuromotor and Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Hygiene and Public Health, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Primary Care, Bologna Healthcare Authority, Bologna, Italy
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- Specialty School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Specialty School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Specialty School of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Specialty School of Nephrology, University of Bologna, Via Albertoni 15, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
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Stel VS, de Jong RW, Kramer A, Andrusev AM, Baltar JM, Barbullushi M, Bell S, Castro de la Nuez P, Cernevskis H, Couchoud C, De Meester J, Eriksen BO, Gârneaţă L, Golan E, Helve J, Hemmelder MH, Hommel K, Ioannou K, Jarraya F, Kantaria N, Kerschbaum J, Komissarov KS, Magaz Á, Mercadal L, Ots-Rosenberg M, Pálsson R, Rahmel A, Rydell H, Savino M, Seyahi N, Slon Roblero MF, Stojceva-Taneva O, van der Tol A, Vazelov ES, Ziginskiene E, Zurriaga Ó, Vanholder RC, Massy ZA, Jager KJ. Supplemented ERA-EDTA Registry data evaluated the frequency of dialysis, kidney transplantation, and comprehensive conservative management for patients with kidney failure in Europe. Kidney Int 2021; 100:182-95. [PMID: 33359055 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of dialysis and kidney transplantation and to estimate the regularity of comprehensive conservative management (CCM) for patients with kidney failure in Europe. This study uses data from the ERA-EDTA Registry. Additionally, our study included supplemental data from Armenia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Slovenia and additional data from Israel, Italy, Slovakia using other information sources. Through an online survey, responding nephrologists estimated the frequency of CCM (i.e. planned holistic care instead of kidney replacement therapy) in 33 countries. In 2016, the overall incidence of replacement therapy for kidney failure was 132 per million population (pmp), varying from 29 (Ukraine) to 251 pmp (Greece). On 31 December 2016, the overall prevalence of kidney replacement therapy was 985 pmp, ranging from 188 (Ukraine) to 1906 pmp (Portugal). The prevalence of peritoneal dialysis (114 pmp) and home hemodialysis (28 pmp) was highest in Cyprus and Denmark respectively. The kidney transplantation rate was nearly zero in some countries and highest in Spain (64 pmp). In 28 countries with five or more responding nephrologists, the median percentage of candidates for kidney replacement therapy who were offered CCM in 2018 varied between none (Slovakia and Slovenia) and 20% (Finland) whereas the median prevalence of CCM varied between none (Slovenia) and 15% (Hungary). Thus, the substantial differences across Europe in the frequency of kidney replacement therapy and CCM indicate the need for improvement in access to various treatment options for patients with kidney failure.
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Sever MŞ, Jager KJ, Vanholder R, Stengel B, Harambat J, Finne P, Tesař V, Barbullushi M, Bumblytė IA, Zakharova E, Spasovski G, Resic H, Wiecek A, Blankestijn PJ, Bruchfeld A, Cozzolino M, Goumenos D, Soler MJ, Rychlík I, Stevens KI, Wanner C, Zoccali C, Massy ZA. A roadmap for optimizing chronic kidney disease patient care and patient-oriented research in the Eastern European nephrology community. Clin Kidney J 2021; 14:23-35. [PMID: 33570513 PMCID: PMC7857792 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfaa218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health problem because of its high prevalence, associated complications and high treatment costs. Several aspects of CKD differ significantly in the Eastern European nephrology community compared with Western Europe because of different geographic, socio-economic, infrastructure, cultural and educational features. The two most frequent aetiologies of CKD, DM and hypertension, and many other predisposing factors, are more frequent in the Eastern region, resulting in more prevalent CKD Stages 3-5. Interventions may minimize the potential drawbacks of the high prevalence of CKD in Eastern Europe, which include several options at various stages of the disease, such as raising public, medical personnel and healthcare authorities awareness; early detection by screening high-risk populations; preventing progression and CKD-related complications by training health professionals and patients; promoting transplantation or home dialysis as the preferred modality; disseminating and implementing guidelines and guided therapy and encouraging/supporting country-specific observational research as well as international collaborative projects. Specific ways to significantly impact CKD-related problems in every region of Europe through education, science and networking are collaboration with non-nephrology European societies who have a common interest in CKD and its associated complications, representation through an advisory role within nephrology via national nephrology societies, contributing to the training of local nephrologists and stimulating patient-oriented research. The latter is mandatory to identify country-specific kidney disease-related priorities. Active involvement of patients in this research via collaboration with the European Kidney Patient Federation or national patient federations is imperative to ensure that projects reflect specific patient needs.
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- Mehmet Şükrü Sever
- Department of Nephrology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University Hospital Ghent, Gent, Belgium
- European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), Brussels, Belgium
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- UVSQ, University Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, Inserm, Clinical Epidemiology Team, CESP, Villejuif, France
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France
- University of Bordeaux, INSERM U1219, Bordeaux, France
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- Helsinki University Central Hospital, Division of Nephrology, Helsinki, 00029, Finland
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- Department of Nephrology, General University Hospital, Charles University, Prague 12808, Czech Republic
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- Nephrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Nephrology Unit, City Clinical Hospital n.a. s.P. Botkin, 2-nd Botkinsky proezd 5, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Nephrology, University “Sts. Cyril and Methodius”, Vodnjanska 17 Skopje, MK, Republic of Macedonia
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- Society of Nephrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Clinic for Hemodialysis Sarajevo, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, BA, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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- Department of Nephrology, Transplantation and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Renal Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, CLINTEC KI, Stockholm, SE 141 86, Sweden
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- University of Milan, Health Sciences via di rudinì 8 Milano, Lombardia, IT 20122, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Patras University Hospital, Rio 265 04, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Faculty Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady,Prague, Czech Republic
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- The Glasgow Renal and Transplant Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK
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- Division of Nephrology, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacherstr. 6, Würzburg 97080, Germany
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- IFC Sezione di Reggio Calabria CNR, Clinical Epidemiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology, Ambroise Paré University Hospital, APHP, University of Paris Ouest-Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) av G De Gaulles Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, x, FR 92100; Inserm U1018, CESP Team 5-Epidemiology of Renal and Cardiovascular Disease, Villejuif, France
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